Many key areas of Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry are best described by waves and their interactions. The way atoms bind together to form molecules can be understood by the overlap …

In this document we will discuss three types of waves: wind-driven waves, tides and tsunamis. When the wind blows on the surface of the ocean it produces ripples, waves, and swell. …

Waves are rep-resented mathematically by a wave function that may be expressed as a graph or a formal function.

When you set up a standing wave, you are in effect “freezing” (taking a snapshot of) the speeding wave so you can easily observe the shape of the wave and measure the wavelength.

First, we will obtain the dispersion relation, and see what types of waves are available in our simplified system.

The organization of the book is designed to illustrate how wave phenomena arise in any system of coupled linear oscillators with translation invariance and local interactions.

To produce the sound waves we hear as music, a violin string has a displacement wave moving on it, and similar statements hold for other instruments. So waves are a very general …