Active physics
Subtitle: communication
By: Arthur Eisenkraft
Contributors: American Association of Physics Teachers; American Institute of Physics; It's About Time (Firm)
Publisher: It's About Time
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781891629006
Subjects: Sound; Problems, exercises; Telecommunication systems; Light; Physics; Science; Interstellar communication
Other titles: Communication
Notes: Cover title.

"Developed in association with American Association of Physics Teachers, American Institute of Physics."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Let us entertain you; title: Scenario, challenge; title: Criteria; title: Activity one: Making waves; title: Activity two: Sounds in strings; title: Activity three: Sounds from vibrating air; title: Activity four: Making sound electronically; title: Activity five: Reflected light; title: Activity six: Curved mirrors; title: Activity seven: Refraction of light; title: Activity eight: Effect of lenses on light; title: Activity nine: Color; title: Physics at work; title: Chapter 1 assessment, physics you learned; title: Chapter 2. Long-distance communication; title: Scenario, challenge; title: Criteria; title: Activity one: Using waves to communicate; title: Activity two: Signals and noise; title: Activity three: The electricity and magnetism connection; title: Activity four: Making the connection; title: Activity five: Voice signals; title: Activity six: Sending a message with light; title: Activity seven: Just the fax; title: Activity eight: Bar codes; title: Physics at work; title: Chapter 2 assessment, criteria, physics you learned; title: Chapter 3. Is anyone out there?; title: Scenario, challenge; title: Criteria; title: Activity one: Lenses and ray optics; title: Activity two: The telescope; title: Activity three: Digital imaging; title: Activity four: The electromagnetic spectrum; title: Activity five: Interference and spectra; title: Activity six: Send them a recording; title: Activity seven: The size of space; title: Activity eight: The Doppler effect; title: Activity nine: Communication through space; title: Physics at work; title: Chapter 3 assessment, physics you learned.