Vibrations and Waves

  1. Lesson 0 - Vibrations
    1. Vibrational Motion
    2. Properties of Periodic Motion
    3. Pendulum Motion
    4. Motion of a Mass on a Spring
  2. Lesson 1 - The Nature of a Wave
    1. Waves and Wavelike Motion
    2. What is a Wave?
    3. Categories of Waves
  3. Lesson 2 - Properties of a Wave
    1. The Anatomy of a Wave
    2. Frequency and Period of a Wave
    3. Energy Transport and the Amplitude of a Wave
    4. The Speed of a Wave
    5. The Wave Equation
  4. Lesson 3 - Behavior of Waves
    1. Boundary Behavior
    2. Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction
    3. Interference of Waves
    4. The Doppler Effect
  5. Lesson 4 - Standing Waves
    1. Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves
    2. Formation of Standing Waves
    3. Nodes and Anti-nodes
    4. Harmonics and Patterns
    5. Mathematics of Standing Waves


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