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Part 12 of 13

Highlights: A set of 7 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling on the topic of waves.

Abstract: This collection of problems focuses attention on the role, value of, and limitations of simple models in physics and biology. This set of problems includes ones on models of action potentials on an axon, the properties of sound, and modeling color using a simple wave model of electrons and Fourier analysis.

Resource Types: Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

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Physics Topics:

Oscillations & Waves > Acoustics > Wave Analysis and Synthesis

Oscillations & Waves > Wave Motion > General, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Properties of Sound

Life Sciences Topics:

Healthy Neural Function

Ultrasound & Doppler

Math Topics:

Algebra; Trigonometry

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