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Mechanical Waves and Sound

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Learn about the characteristics, properties, and behaviors of mechanical waves and sound, including transverse and longitudinal pulses, waves, and their superposition, as well as the speed, wavelength, amplitude, and frequency of sound waves, Doppler effect, and more in this tutorial.

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Transverse Pulses

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Pulses: Amplitude and Length

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Pulse Speed

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Superposition of Pulses

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Superposition of Pulses Example

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Summary and Main Ideas

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Introducing Transverse Waves

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What is a Transverse Wave?

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Crests and Troughs

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Amplitude and Wavelength

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Points in Phase

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Period and Frequency

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Speed of a Transverse Wave

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Summary and Main Ideas

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Introducing Longitudinal Waves

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What is a Longitudinal Wave?

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Compression and Rarefaction

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Wavelength and Amplitude

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Period and Frequency

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Speed of a Longitudinal Wave

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Summary and Main Ideas

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Introducing Sound

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Sound Waves

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Speed of Sound

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Reflection and Echoes

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sonar

SONAR

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Echolocation

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Characteristics of a Sound Wave

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Comparing Sound Generating Instruments

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Intensity of Sound

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Ultrasound

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The Physics of Hearing

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Summary and Main Ideas

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Doppler Effect

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The Doppler Effect With Sound

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Moving Source, Stationary Observer

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Moving Observer, Stationary Source

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Ultrasound and the Doppler Effect

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Summary and Main Ideas

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