Knowledge of different types of waves, and their motion through the ocean and the continents allows prediction of the possible extent of damage or the timing of tsunamis and earthquakes.
Britannica database: Wave types
Using an understanding of the behaviour of sound waves, acoustical engineering can reduce noise pollution by planning structures that absorb sound waves or that do not reflect and amplify sound in an unwanted way.
Access Science database: Acoustic engineering and sound waves
Silica aerogel/polyester blankets for efficient sound absorption in buildings
The creation and regulation of sports equipment: implications for the future
Applying knowledge of waves and resonance has improved the design of sporting equipment to allow for greater performance by athletes.
Lumen Learning: Standing waves and resonance
Improvements in the field of optics have revolutionised the way information is communicated over the past 50 years.
Science Daily: Optical system promises to revolutionize undersea communications
Developments in the way materials interact with light will have profound implications for a range of industries over the next 25 years.
Data of the future may ride light waves
Physicists use light waves to accelerate supercurrents, enable ultrafast quantum computing
Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum properties
Google Advanced search techniques
1. You can complete an advanced search in Google Advanced Search, which helps narrow or refine your search for better, more specific results.
2. Narrow your results to one particular domain type, by adding site: and a domain name to your search terms.
3 letter Domain names
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2 letter Domain names for country of origin
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3. Use 'Ctrl F' (Control + Find) to search for particular terms easily in a long document, whether from a website or a database article.
4. Use a Google command to limit results to the MOST RECENT: After you get your results, choose the Google Menu Bar, and choose 'Tools'. Then on the far left, at the drop-down menu next to 'Any Time', .you can choose 'Within the last year' (or less, if you prefer), but generally, you can choose 'Custom Range' at the bottom, as often the last 3 to 5 years would be sufficient for a recent search.
5. Use Boolean searching
The ENTIRE collection of resources provided by the BBC Library can be searched on ONE single, powerful search platform, which retrieves print books, eBooks, database articles and websites. Click HERE for assistance.
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Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Read the article below on the advantages an disadvantages of using it. TIP: To get PDFs only, type in 'filetype:pdf'. It's great!
Advantages / Disadvantages of Google Scholar
Google Books can be very frustrating because often much of the book is missing and you are expected to purchase it to read the full content. So after you put in your search term you are interested in (eg biodiesel), and get some results up, you should then go immediately to the search box (on the left - above 'About this box')
and type in a particular word or term you are interested in (eg CO2 emissions OR methanol) you should get a number of pages pop up. Choose one that looks useful - you should get some good results this way!
Choose the sources you wish to evaluate. Save this document to your tablet, complete the evaluation of the sources (one per page) and print out to attach to the back of your assignment.
Currency: Timeliness of the information
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Relevance: Importance of the information for your needs
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Authority: Source of the information
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Accuracy: Reliability and correctness of the information
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Purpose: Reason the information exists
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Zotero can be set to the same Harvard AGPS (Australia) style that CiteAce uses, called 'Melbourne Polytechnic - Harvard'. Please read the instructions carefully.
Any issues - see your Library Staff