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waves

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wave   transfer of momentum & energy from 1 pt to another  
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three types of waves   mechanical, electromagnetic, and matter  
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mechanical waves   obey laws of classical physics and require medium to travel, separated into transverse and longitudinal waves  
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transverse wave   one which medium is displaced perpendicularly to the direction of wave propagation  
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longitudinal wave   one which medium is displaced parallel to the direction of wave propagation, ex: sound wave  
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wavelength   x-axis displacement of wave, from any point to the next point it repeats itself  
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frequency   # of wavelengths that pass thru fixed point in one second, measured in Hz  
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velocity relates to frequency and wavelength by which eqn?   v = f*wavelength  
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period   reciprocal of frequency = the number of seconds required for 1 wavelength to pass thru a fixed point  
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amplitude   A, maximum displacement from zero, always positive  
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transverse and longitudinal waves represented mathmetically with..   sine functions  
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for a gas, velocity increases or decreases with temperature   increases - the greater th temperature, the greater the random velocity and the greater the sound wave velocity  
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two aspects of medium affect velocity   1. medium's resistence to change in shape or elasticity and 2. the medium's resistance to change in motion or inertia  
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do sound waves move more quickly through hot or cold gases?   hot gases - velocity is limited by the average speed of molecules within that gas  
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wave intensity increases with...   the square of the amplitude and square of frequency for all waves  
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power of wave   rate at which wave transfers energy, expressed in intensity  
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intensity level   (B) = 10log(I/Io) given in dB's  
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phase of a wave   relates to its wavelength, freq, and place and time of origin = kx-omega*t ** horizontal shift of a wave on a graph  
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constructive interference   occurs when the sum of the displacements results in a greater displacement  
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destructive interference   occurs when the sum of the displacements results in a smaller displacement  
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beat   occurs when 2 waves with slightly different f are superimposed where at some points will have constructive/destructive interference -*alternating increase and decrease in the intensity of noise  
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beat frequency eqn   fbeat = f1 - f2  
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pitch   what is actually heard from the beat, average of the frequencies of the two frequencies, high notes - high pitch, and high frequency  
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when a wave transfers from one medium to the next, the wavelength ____ and the frequency ____.   wavelength changes and frequency remains the same  
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node   point in wave with zero displacement  
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antinode   point of maximum constructive interference  
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standing wave   condition where string holds perfectly still at nodes and moves violently up and down at the antinodes  
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first harmonic   aka fundamental wavelength, longest wavelength and created w/ the fewest # of nodes - two  
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second harmonic   one more node than the first harmonic  
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harmonic series where each end is tied down as a node or both ends are antinode   L = n*wavelength/2 where n (=1,2,3..) is the number of harmonic and L is the distance btw the two ends of the strong  
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harmonic series for string tied only at one end   L = n*wavelength/4 (n =1,3,5..)  
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resonant frequency   natural frequency  
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period for mass on a spring   T = 2*pi*sqrt(m/k)  
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period for pendulum   T = 2*pi*sqrt(L/g)  
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doppler effect   if source moves relative to receiver of the waves, each wave will travel a diff distance in order to reach the observer so it won't reach observer at the same frequency  
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when relative velocity brings source and observer closer...   observed frequency goes up and observed wavelength goes down  
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when the relative velocity brings source and observer further away   observed frequency goes down and observed wavelength goes up  
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doppler effect eqn   change in f / source f = v / c = change wavelength / source wavelength where v = velocity of source and c = velocity of wave  
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wave intensity is proportional to...   its energy  
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