Waves & Wave Phenomena Courses and Certifications

Physics Online Professional Development: The Doppler Effect

Upskill your knowledge of the Doppler effect through this interactive NESA accredited PD course.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of waves and vibrations

203 ratings at Coursera

Model non-dispersive and dispersive waves in continuous systems, derive modes from boundary conditions, analyze oscillator response to forcing, and rebuild system dynamics by modal recomposition.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Physics of Waves and Optics

24 ratings at Coursera

Build a foundation in waves and optics: simple oscillators, waves on strings, light and materials, geometrical optics, and diffraction of electromagnetic waves, with over 100 problems.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Physics of Oscillators and Waves

19 ratings at Coursera

Model oscillators and waves using the wave equation, normal modes, wave propagation, and dispersion, solving problems with graphical analysis, algebra, vector analysis, and calculus.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Physics Fundamentals: Oscillations and Waves

Characterise waves and their propagating media: study simple harmonic motion, energy aspects, Huygens' principle, reflection, refraction, diffraction, superposition, polarisation and the Doppler effect.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Physics III: Vibrations and Waves

This course will provide you with the concepts and mathematical tools necessary to understand and explain a broad range of vibrations and waves.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What are waves?

14 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, What are waves? explains what waves are. It describes different types of wave as well as their properties. You can listen to the song of a humpback whale and learn about the ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Physics I - Oscillations and Waves

Explore oscillators, electromagnetic and mechanical waves, interference, diffraction, polarization, and introductory quantum phenomena including the Schrödinger equation and tunneling.

• YouTube
• 1 day 19 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mathematics of Waves: Visualized with Neural Networks

1 rating

All around us, information is carried by waves of many kinds, like acoustic, electromagnetic, gravitational or probability waves. Enjoy this unifying view of all wave phenomena using neural networks t

• edX
• 2 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Physics Fundamentals: Oscillations and Waves

We will study the wide variety of wave phenomena observed in nature.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Water Surface Waves: Finite-amplitude waves

To understand non-linear water wave theories and perturbation methods

• edX
• 4 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Harvey Mudd College

How Stuff Moves, Part 3: Wave Motion

A Calculus-based introduction to Newtonian mechanics that emphasizes problem-solving.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Vibrations and Waves

Develops vibrations and wave phenomena from harmonic oscillators through coupled motion, standing waves, interference, diffraction, polarization, and dispersion.

• YouTube
• 1 day 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Waves and Resonance

Explores how waves and resonance shape sound—from guitars and flutes to vacuum-cleaner noise—and enable metamaterials and invisibility cloaks.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky

Wave Reflection and Transmission - Understanding Wave Behavior Across Different Materials

Explore the fascinating behavior of waves as they interact with different materials, understanding reflection patterns and transmission principles in physics.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video