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WAVES
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- Displacement (Y)
The distance of the point on
the wave from its
undisturbed position or
equilibrium position

- Amplitude (A)
the maximum displacement
of any point from
equilibrium position
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- wavelength (λ) - Period (T)

The distance from aany The time taken for one
point on a wave to the next complete oscillation of a
exactly similar point point in a wave
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- frequency (f) - Wave speed (V)

The number of oscillation The speed with which
per unit time of a point in a energy is transmitted by a
wave. Unit HERTZ or s-1 wave

An important equation
connecting the speed v of a
wave with its frequency and
wavelength
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2. TYPE OF WAVE
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2. TYPE OF WAVE
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2. LONGITUDINAL AND TRANVERSE WAVE

- Longitudinal waves
The particles of the medium
vibrate parallel to the
direction of the wave
velocity, sound

- Transverse waves
The particles of the medium
vibrate right angle to the
direction of the wave
velocity, light
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longitudinal

transversal
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3. PHASE AND PHASE DIFFERENCE

Phase is the position of a point in time (an instant) on a waveform cycle

symbol φ
Unit degrees, radian, cycles
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4. WAVE ENERGY
- INTENSITY
The intensity of a wave is defined as the rate of energy transmitted per
unit area at right angle to wave velocity

- INTENSITY and AMPLITUDE

or
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