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Physics124Prelab5WeekofFeb20,2017–Waves1
MathematicalDescriptionofaWave
Aperiodicwavecanbemathematicallywrittenas𝑦 = 𝐴 sin (𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡)
1. WhatpartofthewavedoesAdescribe?
2. Ifwetakeasnapshotofthewave,whatisthedistancebetweentwocrests(ortroughs)called?Howisthis
relatedtok?
3. Thesourcethatisgeneratingthewaveoscillateswithafrequencyoff.Howisthisrelatedto𝜔?
4. Writedowntherelationshipbetweenwavespeed,wavefrequencyandwavelength.