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Simple Harmonic Motion - University of Oklahoma
www.nhn.ou.eduWave Motion • Types of Waves • Description of Waves • Superposition and Reflection • Standing Waves, Resonant Frequencies • Refraction and Diffraction. 2 1. Simple Harmonic Motion Vibrations and waves are an important part of life. Every sound you hear is a
Electromagnetic waves - Harvard University
www.people.fas.harvard.eduflelds in the cable (due to the capacitance and inductance), these flelds also undergo wave motion. Since the waves of these flelds travel with the same speed as the original voltage wave, it is a good bet that electromagnetic waves have something to do with light. The
Chapter 10 WAVE MOTION - Polytechnic School
faculty.polytechnic.orgChapter 10--Wave Motion 345 crest to crest trough to trough any point to where that point repeats itself node anti-node FIGURE 10.5 a.) Wave-length (λ in me-ters): the dis-tance between two successive crests, or two successive troughs, or be-tween two suc-cessive positions along the wave that are exact duplicates of one another (see Figure 10 ...
Chapter 17: Change of Phase - Austin Community College ...
www.austincc.eduChapter 17: Change of Phase Conceptual Physics, 10e (Hewitt) ... A common source of wave motion is a A) wave pattern. B) harmonic object. C) vibrating object. ... If the frequency of a certain wave is 10 hertz, its period is A) 0.1 second. B) 10 seconds. C) 100 seconds.
Wave Motion - Miami University
www.cas.miamioh.edubulk motion. (The medium can oscillate, but it doesn’t move with the wave.) Also, waves are very different than particles which are localized (i.e. they exist at a point). Waves are spread out in space, but they do share a feature with particles: Waves carry energy and momentum. Sometimes things move by travelling oscillations –Waves.