Fourth year of secondary education
Undulatory phenomena
José Luis San Emeterio Peña
Waves
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2.3 The waves in the sea
In the following visual we shall study why the waves in the sea can have different shapes.
What is a harmonic vibration?
Definition of H.V.
Important magnitudes
Conclusions
What is a wave?
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
The waves of the sea
Conclusions
The superposition of waves
The phenomenon of interference
Stationary waves
Conclusions
The phenomenon of diffraction
Wavefronts
Diffraction
Conclusions
Other properties of waves
Reflection
Refraction
Conclusions
Evaluation
