Waves - Flashcards

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Anything to do with Waves as part of Physics.
Abdulhadi Mohd Nazir
Flashcards by Abdulhadi Mohd Nazir, updated more than 1 year ago
Abdulhadi Mohd Nazir
Created by Abdulhadi Mohd Nazir over 6 years ago
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Waves A disturbance from equilibrium that travels or propagates from one region of space to another.
Simple Harmonic Motion Restoring Force and Acceleration is directly proportional to displacement from equilibrium x
Sinusoidal Small amplitude vibrations
Period Time taken for one cycle (T)
Frequency Number of cycles per unit time (f)
Angular frequency w=2*pi*f
Amplitude Maximum displacement from equilibrium
Expression for Displacement as a function of time x=ACos(wt)
A body that undergoes simple harmonic motion A harmonic oscillator
Period for body undergoing SHM T=(2*pi)/sqrt(m/k)
Expression for wavenumber k=(2pi)/(lambda)
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