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Waves - Chapter Outline

Lesson 0: Vibrations

1. Vibrational Motion
2. Properties of Periodic Motion
3. Pendulum Motion
4. Motion of a Mass on a Spring

Lesson 1: The Nature of a Wave

1. Waves and Wavelike Motion
2. What is a Wave?
3. Categories of Waves

Lesson 2: Properties of a Wave

1. The Anatomy of a Wave
2. Frequency and Period of a Wave
3. Energy Transport and the Amplitude of a Wave
4. The Speed of a Wave
5. The Wave Equation

Lesson 3: Behavior of Waves

1. Boundary Behavior
2. Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction
3. Interference of Waves
4. The Doppler Effect

Lesson 4: Standing Waves

1. Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves
2. Formation of Standing Waves
3. Nodes and Anti-nodes
4. Harmonics and Patterns
5. Mathematics of Standing Waves