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9179975521beatsperiodic variation in the loudness of sound abs value (F1 - F2) -when two waves of slightly different freq are superimposed0
9179982744double slit experimentproved that electrons have wave like properties (wave length) -the strips of electrons are called maxima (1st order, 2nd order, etc) CENTRAL MAXIMA -the strips w/o electrons are called minimum (1st order etc) -central maxima is 0 wL -each maxima add 1 wL -each min is 5 wL1
9180039349interference examplesrainbow on a CD, oil on top of waer -interference produces a brightness or a color2
9180061508constructive/destructive interference examplesmoving back and forth, or side to side and hearing sound get louder or softer3
9180074037perfectly constructive/destructivewhen the waves perfectly line up4
9180083649when you're equal distance from two speakersconstructive interference5
9180119443when you're equal distance from two speakers + .5wLdestructive interference6
9180125313when you're equal distance from two speakers + 1 wLconstructive interference7
9180130930multiple of .5 wLdestructive interference8
9180153838VstringwLf or (Ft/m/l)^.59
9180166079what mainly affects speed of a wavemedium10
9180175305antinodeA point of maximum amplitude on a standing wave -constructive11
9180178462nodeA point of zero amplitude on a standing wave -destructive12
9180183256standing wavetwo identical traveling waves moving in opposite directions create a standing wave -peaks and troughs stay in place as it oscillates -also produced on a string when both ends are fixed -.5wL between nodes -displacement at both ends must be 013
9180269791open-open tube1st harmonic, 2nd harmonic, 3rd harmonic, etc .5 wL, 1 wL, etc.14
9180294108open closed tube1st harmonic, 3rd harmonic, 5th harmonic .25 wL15
9180352607fundamental frequencythe lowest frequency of vibration of a standing wave16
9180363935resonanceA phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency -standing waves have series of frequences it "wants" to oscillate at (the frequencies of different standing wave modes)17
9186033721sound wavelongitudinal, mechanical18
9186035375light wavetransverse, em19
9186063155wL of standing wave2x the distance between nodes or antinodes20
9186093397the amplitude of a wave reflected from a boundary isunchanged21
9186122254wL=2L/m22
9186134191Fm=mode(v/2L)23
9186140936the mode number is equal tothe number of antinodes of the standing wave24
9186167369Fm=mf1 (f1 is fundamental freq) -allowed standing wave frequencies are all integer multiples of the fundamental freq25
9186173799harmonicsthe sequences of possible frequencies26
9186268526node in open tubethe open end of a column of air must be a node of the pressure wave27
9186285932for open-closed tubeyou find the harmonic by doubling the number of antinodes28
9186296381the fundamental freq of an open closed tub ishalf that of an open open tube of the same length29
9187144807two waves will be in phase and will produce constructive interference any time their path length difference isa whole number of wavelengths (d2 - d1)30
9187161683two waves will be out of phase and will produce destructive interference any time their path length difference isa whole number of wavelengths plus half a wavelength31

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