Hands-on experiments with water waves tend to be messy, especially if many students work together in the classroom. This article suggests ways of performing them at home using simple items readily available in any kitchen. […]
The classical spring mass system is studied with the aid of on line acquisition by means of an optical no contact position sensor or by means of a sonar. Both the free damped oscillations and the forced ones are studied; the proper frequency fo and the Q factor derived from the two types of oscillations are compared. […]