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Re: [Phys-l] Transverse Standing Wave.



For me the conclusion was one step more radical: that the person who most fruitfully explains
the demo is preferably the student. How long, Lord; how long?

Brian W

On 3/17/2012 8:46 PM, Marty Weiss wrote:
What I observed: Great example of how not to explain the lab.
His explanation was directly from the text... completely unnecessary to rehash it.
Why didn't he have an assistant help him perform the demonstration while explaining it?

On Mar 17, 2012, at 9:32 PM, brian whatcott wrote:

This list has really got the message to me - see if you can share the
moment: Its a demo of intrinsic visual interest from Joel Bryan with a
slinky and a shiny corridor floor:

<http://www.arborsci.com/cool/big-standing-wave-small-effort/?utm_source=Coolstuff+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3cf49442a2-Standing_waves_3152012&utm_medium=email>

http://tinyurl.com/7lxwm9n

Notice how he explains for 2/3 of the clip?

Brian W