PHYS 1511 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Transverse Wave, Longitudinal Wave, Radiography
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Chapter 13 of cutnell and johnson"s "physics" textbook deals with mechanical waves. Waves are disturbances in a medium that transport energy, and mechanical waves are waves that require a material medium for their propagation. Mechanical waves can be classi ed into two types: longitudinal waves and transverse waves. In a longitudinal wave, the displacement of the medium is parallel to the direction of wave propagation, while in a transverse wave, the displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. The speed of a wave is given by the product of its frequency and its wavelength. The frequency of a wave is the number of oscillations per unit time, while the wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points on the wave that are in phase. The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement of the medium from its equilibrium position. The period of a wave is the time it takes for one complete oscillation.
