Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: Combining waves: the principle of superposition
  2: Standing waves
  3: Standing wave equations
  4: Interactive checkpoint: a standing wave
  5: Interactive problem: match a standing wave
  6: Reflected waves and resonance
  7: Harmonics
  8: Interactive problem: tune the string
  9: Wave reflecting at a movable point
10: Music from wind instruments
11: Sample problem: string tension
12: Interactive checkpoint: tune the string
13: Interactive problem: waves traveling in the same direction
14: Equation for combination of waves traveling in the same direction
15: Wave interference and path length
16: Sample problem: wavelength and frequency
17: Traveling wave viewed at a fixed position
18: Beats
19: The equation for beats
20: Interactive checkpoint: beats
21: Fourier analysis
22: Interactive problem: Fourier synthesis
23: Gotchas
24: Summary

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