Conceptual Physics

What are the frequency f and the periodT of the wave? f = 3.0 cycles/2.0 s f = 1.5 Hz T = 1/ f = 1 /1.5 cycles T = 0.67 s 15.7 - ...

The light’s wavelength is 6.0×10í^7 m. The light completes 5.0 cycles in 10í^14 seconds. What is the light’s wave speed? v = Ȝf ...

The green parrot is trying to dislodge the other bird. How fast will the wave he creates travel? 15.9 - Interactive problem: wav ...

radians. The equation in Equation 1 describes a transverse wave moving from left to right. For a wave moving from right to left, ...

15.12 - Summary Mechanical waves are oscillations in a medium. This chapter discussed traveling waves: disturbances that move th ...

Chapter 15 Problems Conceptual Problems C.1 Many children are lined up at an ice cream stand. If the child at the back pushes th ...

Section 4 - Amplitude 4.1 What is the amplitude of the wave that is shown? Enter the answer using two significant figures. m 4.2 ...

7.5 Two waves travel in the same medium at the same speed. One wave has frequency 5.72×10^5 Hz and wavelength 0.533 m. The other ...

10.3 A taut string is agitated by a mechanical oscillator, producing a transverse wave that is described by the equation where t ...

16.0 - Introduction Sounds are so commonplace that it is easy to take them for granted, but they are a central part of the human ...

With a wave in a string, a complete cycle of motion occurs when a particle in the string starts at a point (perhaps a peak), mov ...

be felt by the audience members. Low frequency sounds are also used in movies and some arcade games to increase tension and susp ...

I = P/A I = sound intensity P = power perpendicular to surface A = surface area Units: watts/meter^2 Sound spreading radially P ...

How many times more intense is the sound for the man than for the woman? Sound for man is 4 times as intense 16.5 - Sound level ...

The sound level equation can be recast in terms of sound power, as shown in the second equation to the right. If you know the re ...

Physics principles and equations The equation for sound level with respect to the power of the sound source is Mathematics princ ...

The motion of the train causes these changes in wavelength and frequency. To understand this, consider two successive regions of ...

16.8 - Sample problem: Doppler effect Variables What is the strategy? Use the equation for determining the Doppler effect when ...

16.9 - Supersonic speed and shock waves After studying the Doppler effect equations, you might wonder: What happens if the speed ...

Mach angle ș = Mach angle vsound = speed of sound vobject = speed of object Mach number 16.10 - Gotchas You hear sound because a ...