Vibrations And Waves

Benjamin Crowell
101 pages (Fall 2006); 4.8MB download
Benjamin Crowell; ISBN: 0-9704670-3-6

DESCRIPTION

Vibrations and Waves: Book 3 in the Light and Matter Series of Physics Textbooks

Contents

1.0 Vibrations
1.1 Period, Frequency, and Amplitude
1.2 Simple Harmonic Motion
1.3 Proofs
Summary
Homework Problems

2.0 Resonance
2.1 Energy in Vibrations
2.2 Energy Lost From Vibrations
2.3 Putting Energy Into Vibrations
2.4 Proofs
Summary
Homework Problems

3.0 Free Waves
3.1 Wave Motion
3.2 Waves on a String
3.3 Sound and Light Waves
3.4 Periodic Waves
3.5 The Doppler Effect
Summary
Homework Problems

4.0 Bounded Waves
4.1 Reflection, Transmission, and Absorption
4.2 Quantitative Treatment of Reflection
4.3 Interference Effects
4.4 Waves Bounded on Both Sides
Summary
Homework Problems

Glossary
Index

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