Waves in All Forms

WAVES IN ALL FORMS

....................................Taken from ToneTester

The joys of being able to hear are unimaginable. Honestly, how would you explain the happiness that comes from sound to a deaf person. When appreciating sound, it is hard to get caught up behind the science behind it, but their is a science behind it and recognizing it is almost as interesting as science itself. When measuring sound, you can do it two ways. You can measure it by height (or wavelength), usually situated on an y-axis, or by speed (how quickly it moves) situated on the x-axis. When put onto a graph, the result is a usually wavy pattern that reminds me of the McDonalds golden arches. Many things are measured using waves including vibrations, sound, and light. A teacher of mind connected waves to actual waves. He said that like waves they can be tall or clumped close together. Some apps that show good examples of waves are the apple app ToneTester and SeisMac. Also check the link below for more cool "wavy" applets.

http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html -- The Brain