Category Archives: Unit 4

Veritasium – Why no one has measured the speed of light

Posted on November 1, 2020 by VCE Physics
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oPhysics: Double Slit Interference

Posted on October 8, 2020 by VCE Physics

This is a simulation of diffraction of light by a double slit. Use the sliders to adjust the distance between the slits and the wavelength of the light. Use the checkboxes to show or hide the wavefronts, maxima, and vertical … Continue reading →

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Energy levels

Posted on September 11, 2020 by VCE Physics
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Electron Diffraction – F-J’s Physics

Posted on September 9, 2020 by VCE Physics

Particles or waves? A look at particles and when they can behave like waves. The strange nature of wave-particle duality in quantum physics.

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Electron Diffraction: A-level Physics

Posted on September 9, 2020 by VCE Physics
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Professor Dave: Quantization of Energy

Posted on September 8, 2020 by justin
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Professor Dave: Quantum Mechanics of the Electron

Posted on September 8, 2020 by justin
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Professor Dave Explains – The Double-Slit Experiment

Posted on August 27, 2020 by justin
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Interference Demo: Speakers

Posted on August 11, 2020 by VCE Physics

This is a demonstration of the interference pattern created by two speakers playing the same 2000 Hz tone. It is carried out by moving a microphone through the sound field and noting that the sound is louder in some spots … Continue reading →

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Pipe resonance

Posted on August 11, 2020 by VCE Physics

A column of water and a tuning fork are used to illustrate the raised amplitude that results from pipe resonance

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