Waves

Applications
• How do we talk through mobile phones?
• Longitudinal Vs Transverse waves
• Terms associated with wave
• Sound wave
• Electromagnetic waves
• Reflection and Refraction of waves
• Doppler Effect
 Waves
• Transfer of energy
 Wavefronts

• Overlap of different waves

• Line where all vibrations are in phase and
same distance from source
 Transverse waves

• Vibration/Oscillation of particles at right angle

to the direction of propagation of wave/energy
• Light waves, surface waves on water
Longitudinal Waves
 Wave description

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
 Relationship between wavelength and
frequency
• Time period and frequency
• Wave Speed, wavelength and frequency
 Example Problem
• A tuning fork creates sound waves with a
frequency of 170Hz. If speed of sound in air is
340 m/s, calculate wavelength of waves?
Ripple Tank
Wavelength and Frequency
Reflection
Refraction
Doppler Effect
Assignment