Physics 'AS' & 'A' Level: Waves

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Physics 'AS' & 'A' Level: Waves
  1. CAN BE DESCRIBED BY TERMS
    1. - Amplitude (A)
      1. The maximum displacement of any point on the wave from its undisturbed position is called the amplitude A.
      2. - Wavelength (λ), λ= v/f
        1. The distance from any point on a wave to the next exactly similar point (e.g. crest to crest) is called the wavelength λ
        2. - Frequency (f), f = v/λ
          1. The number of oscillations per unit time of a point in a wave is called its frequency f.
          2. - Wave Speed (v), v = f λ
            1. Speed with which energy is transmitted by a wave
            2. - Period (T), T = 1/f
              1. The time taken for one complete oscillation of a point in a wave is called the period T.
            3. CAN BE REPRESENTED BY GRAPH
              1. DISPLACEMENT-DISTANCE GRAPH
                1. SHOWS HOW DISPLACEMENT VARIES WITH DISTANCE FOR ALL PARTICLES IN A WAVE AT ONE INSTANT
                2. DISPLACEMENT-TIME GRAPH
                  1. SHOWS HOW DISPLACEMENT VARIES WITH TIME FOR ONE PARTICLE IN A WAVE
                3. ALL WAVES ARE CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF VIBRATION
                  1. IN LONGITUDINAL WAVES, THE PARTICLES OF THE MEDIUM VIBRATE PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF THE WAVE VELOCITY. E.g: SOUND WAVE
                    1. ULTRASOUND IS ANY SOUND WAVE THAT HAS A FREQUENCY ABOVE 20 kHz (20 000 Hz)
                      1. Ultrasound transducers use the piezo-electric effect (of a crystal) to generate and detect ultrasound waves
                    2. IN TRANSVERSE WAVES, THE PARTICLES OF THE MEDIUM VIBRATE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF THE WAVE VELOCITY. E.g: Water & Electromagnetic Waves
                      1. CAN BE POLARISED
                        1. POLARISATION – CONFINE THE OSCILLATIONS OF THE ELECTRIC VECTOR OF LIGHT WAVES TO ONE DIRECTION.
                        2. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
                      2. INTENSITY
                        1. INTENSITY = POWER / AREA
                          1. ALTERNATIVELY
                            1. INTENSITY ∝ AMPLITUDE(Square)
                              1. INTENSITY = (Constant).AMPLITUDE(Square)
                                1. INTENSITY = 2.π(Square).f(Square).ƿ.v.A(Square)
                            2. DOPPLER EFFECT
                              1. (OR THE DOPPLER SHIFT) IS THE CHANGE IN FREQUENCY OF A WAVE IN RELATION TO AN OBSERVER WHO IS MOVING RELATIVE TO THE WAVE SOURCE (OR VICE VERSA).
                                1. SOURCE IS APPROACHING THE OBSERVER
                                  1. f(Observer) = [ f(source) v ] / [v - v(source) ]
                                  2. SOURCE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE OBSERVER
                                    1. f(Observer) = [ f(source) v ] / [v + v(source) ]
                                      1. AS DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE INCREASE, THE INTENSITY DECREASES BECAUSE:
                                        1. (1) THE WAVE MAY SPREAD OUT & (2) THE WAVE MAY BE ABSORBED OR SCATTERED
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