PHYS 1511 Chapter : chapter 14
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Chapter 14 of cutnell and johnson"s "physics" focuses on waves, their characteristics, and their properties. The chapter begins by introducing the different types of waves: mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Mechanical waves, as the name suggests, require a medium to travel through, while electromagnetic waves do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum. 2: the chapter then delves into the properties of waves, beginning with amplitude, wavelength, and frequency. The amplitude is the maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position, while the wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points on the wave that are in phase. Frequency is the number of complete oscillations per second and is measured in hertz. 4: next, the chapter discusses wave speed, which is the rate at which a wave travels through a medium. The speed of a wave depends on the properties of the medium it is traveling through, such as its density and elasticity.
