mean, median, mode |
density |
wave |
vw = f λ
|
mechanical |
non-mechanical |
transverse |
longitudinal |
compression |
rarefaction |
torsional |
elliptical (surface waves) |
point source |
amplitude |
periodic |
pulse |
crest |
trough |
equilibrium position |
wavelength (λ)
|
vibration |
period (T) |
frequency (f)
|
hertz |
relationship between frequency and wavelength (f, λ)
|
wave velocity (vw)
|
relationship between frequency and period (f, T)
|
sinusoidal |
electromagnetic radiation spectrum order |
pendulum |
point of suspension |
length of a pendulum |
pendulum bob |
acceleration due to gravity (g) |
damped |
amplitude vs energy |
constructive |
destructive |
in-phase |
out-of-phase |
nodes |
antinode |
fundamental |
overtone |
harmonic |
resonance state |
loop |
standing wave |
fixed-end reflection |
free-end reflection |
barrier wave |
bow wave |
shock wave |
Mach number/shock cone |
Doppler Effect/receiver moving |
Doppler Effect/source moving |
factors affecting a pendulum's period: length, mass, gravity
|
speed of light |