Mission WM8: Mathematics of Standing Waves

Mission WM8 involves the analysis of a standing wave pattern in a rope or Slinky to determine the wavelength, frequency, and speed. The mission consists of 32 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to mathematically analyze standing wave patterns.
• The student should be able to utilize a combination of textual information and diagrams to mathematically analyze standing wave patterns.

 

Launch Mission WM8

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Waves Unit, Lesson 2, Part d

The Physics Classroom, Waves Unit, Lesson 2, Part e

• How can the frequency of a wave be determined from vibrational information?
• How can the speed of a wave be determined from the wavelength and the frequency?

 

 

Video Tutorials:

Mathematics of Standing Waves

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: