Waves by Antonio Cortes https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17 What is a Wave? en-us 2017-02-15 19:48:17 UTC 2025-09-02 17:17:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Wave cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155277855      Waves are everywhere in the world. A wave is a disturbance that travels through a medium from one place to another. 
For example:
A Slinky Wave
      When the slinky is stretched from end to end and is held at rest, it holds a natural position known as the equilibrium or rest position. The coils of the slinky naturally hold the position, spaced equally far apart. To introduce a wave into the slinky, the first particle is displaced from its equilibrium, also known as its rest position
     In physics, a wave is a traveling disturbance that travels through space and matter transferring energy from one place to another. When studying waves it's important to remember that they transfer energy, not matter. 
The wave function is a function of the degrees of freedom corresponding to some maximal set of commuting observables. Once such a representation is chosen, the wave function can be derived from the quantum state.


]]> 2017-02-21 19:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155277855 Video clip on What is a Wave cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155292742 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6hr-Gt4gRk]]> 2017-02-21 20:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155292742 Real-life applications of waves in the world cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155293679      Most of the information that we receive comes to us in the form of waves. We rely on waves to bring you music and TV. We can cook with waves, talk to others and see things all because of waves. Waves transfer energy in different forms, some are very useful, while others can be deadly.
 Some examples are sitting in the car listening to the radio. Here we are using the radio waves. The radio waves get the music and talking from the radio station building to the radio in the your car. Another example can be turning on the light in our houses. We are using visible light waves which allow us to use the light in order to obviously see around us in the dark.]]> 2017-02-21 20:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155293679 Mechanical Waves cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155299112 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/mdlnvobx01vv]]> 2017-02-21 20:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155299112 What is the relationship between waves and technology? cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155301745      Waves help everyone and everything everyday! We use waves for most to all the technology we use and have. For example radio's. Radio waves are used to transfer the music we listen to on the radio to the car most of the places we go. They are usually moved to different places by radio towers. 
     Another example can be our phones or "communication" ]]> 2017-02-21 20:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155301745 Interesting Facts cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155597052 - The "medium" is the substance or material that carries a mechanical wave. 
- One of the most important things to remember about waves is that they transport energy, not matter. This makes them different from other phenomenon in physics. 
- Many waves cannot be seen such as microwaves and radio waves. 
- The tallest ocean wave ever recorded was 1,720 feet tall and occurred in Latoya Bay in Alaska. 

]]> 2017-02-22 20:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155597052 Frequency, Wavelength, Amplitude, and Wave Speed cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155597780      The amplitude of a wave is the distance from the Centre line to the top of a crest or to the bottom of a trough. Amplitude is measured in metres. The greater the amplitude of a wave then the more energy it is carrying. 
     The wavelength of a wave is the distance from any point on one wave to the same point on the next wave along. The best way to measure wavelength is from the top of a crest to the top of the next crest, or from the bottom of a trough to the bottom of the next trough. Wavelength is also measured in metres like amplitude.
     The frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing a point in a certain time. Frequency has the unit hertz to measure it]]> 2017-02-22 20:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155597780 What are Cycles and Oscillators? cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155600563      Cycles are units of motion the repeat the time it takes for each cycle.
     Oscillator is a physical system that has repeating cycles. Systems that oscillate move back and fourth.
Comparison of classical and quantum harmonic oscillator conceptions for a single spinless particle. The two processes differ greatly. The classical process (A–B) is represented as the motion of a particle along a trajectory. The quantum process (C–H) has no such trajectory.]]> 2017-02-22 20:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/155600563 The Wave Equation cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156098999 The wave equation is a very important equation that is often used to help us describe waves in more detail. Wave Speed = Frequency x Wavelength. v = f x λ]]> 2017-02-24 17:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156098999 What is a Crest and What is a Trough? cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156103257      What really is a Trough and a Crest? A trough is the lowest part of a wave. The opposite of a trough is a crest. The crest of a wave is the highest part of the wave.]]> 2017-02-24 18:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156103257 cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156104724 2017-02-24 18:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156104724 Electromagnetic Spectrum cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156124751 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/tbsniza4kbc9]]> 2017-02-24 19:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156124751 Some types of Waves cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156136809      Waves can be made in all shapes but plane waves and circular waves are the easiest to create and study. The crests of a plane wave are like parallel lines. The crests of a circular wave are circles. A plane wave can be created by disturbing water in a line. A circular wave can be created by disturbing water at a single point.]]> 2017-02-24 20:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156136809 Wave Commerces cisco090502 https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156139124      Waves can interact with all kinds of things. These are names and examples of ways waves commerce with objects and etc.
     When a wave bounces off an object that is considered a reflection. A wave that is reflected is like the original version of the wave but it is moving in a different direction.
     When a wave bends as it crosses a boundary it is considered a refraction. The process of refraction on light through glasses helps us see better.
     Absorption is the wave commerce where when the amplitude of a wave gets smaller it passes through a material. The wave energy is transferring to the absorbing material.]]> 2017-02-24 20:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cisco090502/cfop4jw9ch17/wish/156139124