Open AccessBlending history with physics: Acoustic refraction
Author(s) -
Charles D. Ross
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the physics teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.411
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1943-4928
pISSN - 0031-921X
DOI - 10.1119/1.880506
Subject(s) - refraction , physics education , physics , physical acoustics , acoustics , theoretical physics , optics , acoustic wave , quantum mechanics
A brief overview of atmospheric acoustics is followed by a description of how acoustic refraction can provide an interesting way of blending history with a traditional physics topic.
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