Reflection, refraction, diffraction and their uses

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1. Describing a wave
2. Reflection, refraction, diffraction and their uses
3. Amplitude and the energy of a wave
4. Wavelength in metres
5. Frequency, period and pitch
6. Wave speed is set by the medium
7. Rearranging the wave equation
8. Worked examples with v = fλ
9. Period first, then the wave equation
10. The ripple tank
11. Reflection of waves
12. Refraction of waves
13. Diffraction at a gap
14. Why you hear round a corner but cannot see
15. Ultrasound, scans and sonar
16. Radio, KBC and phones
17. Noise as pollution
18. Earthquake waves and waves at the coast