ABSTRACT

Bridging lower-division physics survey courses with upper-division physics courses, Oscillations and Waves: An Introduction develops a unified mathematical theory of oscillations and waves in physical systems. Emphasizing physics over mathematics, the author includes many examples from discrete mechanical, optical, and quantum mechanical systems; c

chapter 1|16 pages

Simple Harmonic Oscillation

chapter 2|18 pages

Damped and Driven Harmonic Oscillation

chapter 3|12 pages

Coupled Oscillations

chapter 4|22 pages

Transverse Standing Waves

chapter 5|20 pages

Longitudinal Standing Waves

chapter 6|30 pages

Traveling Waves

chapter 7|30 pages

Multi-Dimensional Waves

chapter 8|18 pages

Wave Pulses

chapter 9|42 pages

Dispersive Waves

chapter 10|32 pages

Wave Optics

chapter 11|28 pages

Wave Mechanics

chapter |2 pages

A Physical Constants

chapter |6 pages

B Useful Mathematics

chapter C|4 pages

C Electromagnetic Theory