Wave quantities and representations
Read wave graphs and connect speed, frequency, period and wavelength.
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Waves
Practise wave quantities, sound, superposition and the wave behaviour of light.
Subtopics
Mechanical waves, echoes and Doppler shift
Apply sound travel-time rules and classify frequency changes.
Loading personal best…Superposition, standing waves and resonance
Calculate combined displacement, beats and simple harmonics.
Loading personal best…Electromagnetic waves and spectrum
Order the spectrum and connect wavelength with vacuum frequency.
Loading personal best…Reflection and refraction
Apply angle conventions and Snell’s law at a boundary.
Loading personal best…Total internal reflection, diffraction and polarisation
Classify light behaviour and calculate critical angles.
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