Important variables for waves: a = amplitude, the maximum value of wave disturbance away from the equilibrium position (si units of meters) %100 where a and b are two measured values. = wavelength v= speed of wave f=frequency all related by the equation v = lf l. The equation for harmonics with two fixed strings is number of harmonics. l l l. The equation for harmonics with two fixed strings is the number of harmonics. l lml = Resonance happens when a standing wave situation occurs. The speed of sound changes with air temperature and can be calculated as following: v m/s, where tc is equal to the temperature in celsius. The farther you are from a sound, the more diluted (less intense) it will be when it reaches you. The intensity of sound can be calculated when, A=area of the surface of the sound"s sphere when it hits you, equal to 4 r2.