Waves: General Wave Properties

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9 Waves

amplitude
wavelength

n = fλ

3.1 General wave properties


Wavelength

Frequency and amplitude, and wave reflection


radio infra-red ultraviolet gamma

microwave visible X-ray

3.3 Electromagnetic spectrum


Speed of sound vs. light

small amplitude
20 Hz to
20 000 Hz

large amplitude

343 m/s

3.4 Sound

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