God said

∂H
∇ × E = −µ
∂t
∂E
∇× H = J +ε
∂t
∇•D = ρ
∇•B = 0

And there was light

Some more vocabulary:

“Oscillation is the repetitive variation, typically in

time, of some measure about a central value (often a
point of equilibrium) or between two or more
different states”.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillation

Perturbation ~ agitation, disturbance

A small change in a physical system, most often in a
physical system at equilibrium that is disturbed from
the outside.
(The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. )
In a vacuum, all waves in the EM spectrum travel at the same
speed c (3 x 108 metres/second)
λ.ν = c

Thus either frequency or wavelength can be used to describe a

given light wave.

Energy of radiation prop. to ν

High frequency (i.e. low wavelength) means high energy