Waves & Wave Phenomena Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Acoustics (Part 2)

47 ratings at Coursera

Apply the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz equation to radiation, scattering and diffraction problems, then design reverberation rooms with Sabine's theorem and analyze Helmholtz resonators and duct acoustics.

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

Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani)

General Physics

Apply Newton's laws, energy and momentum conservation, the two laws of thermodynamics, and wave optics — interference, diffraction, polarization — to analyze physical systems quantitatively.

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

6th Grade Physical Science: Homeschool Curriculum

A homeschool curriculum introducing sixth graders to matter, atoms, motion, forces, energy, heat, waves, light, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Study.com
• 12 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Physics 111: Physics I

An introductory physics course covering mechanics, waves, sound, light, fluids, and the mathematical tools used to study them.

• Study.com
• 18 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AP Physics 1: Homeschool Curriculum

A homeschool curriculum covering AP Physics 1 through engaging video lessons on mechanics, electricity, circuits, oscillations, and waves.

• Study.com
• 14 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Optics

Study geometrical and wave optics: ray-tracing, thin and thick lenses, aberrations, apertures and stops, Maxwell's equations, polarization, interference, and Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Physics I Lab

An introductory physics course combining core mechanics with virtual laboratory work and coverage of waves, light, and fluids.

• Study.com
• 18 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chad's Prep

General Physics - Complete Algebra-Based Course 2023-2024

Master algebra-based physics fundamentals through mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, and quantum concepts in this comprehensive year-long study.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Simple Harmonic Motion - Fundamentals of Physics

Explores simple harmonic motion through linear harmonic equations, damping, driven oscillators, and physical examples such as a mass attached to a spring.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pre-University Physics

33 ratings at edX

Prepare for your technical studies by reviewing the fundamentals of physics. Become familiar with the way physics and physics-related topics are taught at university level.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Physics 1: Challenging Concepts

Master the most difficult topics in your AP® Physics 1 course with help from experienced AP® Physics teachers.

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

Water Surface Waves: Small-amplitude waves

To understand linear water wave theories and to apply it to engineering problems

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

Physical Optics‌

Explores how light’s wave behavior produces interference, diffraction, and polarization, then connects these phenomena to light–matter interactions and optical technologies.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

College Physics II

A calculus-based second physics course linking electromagnetism, oscillations, wave phenomena, and wave optics.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Mechanics

An introductory mechanics course develops problem-solving methods from particle motion and conservation laws through rigid bodies, fluids, waves, and relativity.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course