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Resources for science students

Welcome to our resources for students studying science and schools and colleges. Here, we've used all our expertise in acoustics and audio to put together material to help you with your study. Please take a look around.

	Did you know that whip cracks make sonic booms? View an 8-minute video piece on YouTube where Prof. Trevor Cox uses high speed filming to explain how sound is made: simple vibrations, impulsive noises, ending with the sonic boom from a whip.
	View a 5-minute video piece on YouTube where Prof. Trevor Cox uses high speed filming to explain how wind instruments work, with the aid of a whoopee cushion. As part of the video, Trevor shatters a wine glass from the noise of a clarinet note and finishes by playing a whoopee cushion harmonica.

is our website for GCSE/Key Stage 4 Science students.

is our website for A and AS level Physics students.