Engineering Physics 6 min read
Energy Transport and the Amplitude of a Wave
As mentioned earlier, a wave is an energy transport phenomenon that transports energy along a medium without transporting matter. A pulse or…
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Engineering Physics 8 min read
Frequency and Period of a Wave
The nature of a wave was discussed in Lesson 1 of this unit. In that lesson, it was mentioned that a wave…
Engineering Physics 5 min read
Properties of a Wave
The Anatomy of a Wave A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles of the medium are displaced in a…
Engineering Physics 9 min read
Categories of Waves
Waves come in many shapes and forms. While all waves share some basic characteristic properties and behaviors, some waves can be…
Engineering Physics 10 min read
What is a Wave?
So waves are everywhere. But what makes a wave a wave? What characteristics, properties, or behaviors are shared by the phenomena that we…
Engineering Physics 7 min read
The Nature of a Wave
Waves and Wavelike Motion Waves are everywhere. Whether we recognize it or not, we encounter waves on a daily basis.…
Engineering Physics 18 min read
Motion of a Mass on a Spring
In a previous part of this lesson, the motion of a mass attached to a spring was described as an example…
Engineering Physics 19 min read
Pendulum Motion
A simple pendulum consists of a relatively massive object hung by a string from a fixed support. It typically hangs…
Engineering Physics 14 min read
Properties of Periodic Motion
A vibrating object is wiggling about a fixed position. Like the mass on a spring in the animation at the…
Engineering Physics 10 min read
Waves
Vibrations Vibrational Motion Things wiggle. They do the back and forth. They vibrate; they shake; they oscillate. These phrases describe the…