Physics 1090 Unit 7: Waves and Sound

Unit Objectives

• Identify the crest, trough, wavelength, and amplitude of any wave, and distinguish transverse and longitudinal wages.
• Given two of the following quantities of a wave, determine the third: period or frequency, wavelength, wave speed.
• Add a wave to its reflection to create a standing wave; identify the nodes and antinodes of a standing wave.

Class Stuff

• There is no reading assignment for this unit!
• Homework questions for the unit

Resources

• wave superposition applet
• Dan Russell's Acoustics and Vibration Animations