sound

“Doppler Rocket”

Purpose To illustrate the Doppler shift. Parts The Doppler Rocket is found fully-assembled on shelf D3 Set up Turn power switch on and spin the “Rocket” body using the attached string; notice the Doppler shift in action. Continue reading »

Break the Wine glass (incomplete)

Purpose: Illustrate the resonance frequency of sound. Parts: Function generators Speaker w/stand Wine glass Volume controller Setup: Set the resonance frequency(which is pre measured and noted) on the signal generator. The top signal generator is used to get more precise display of frequency. There is also a fine frequency controller… Continue reading »