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Waves

Oscillations that travel, and the interference, diffraction and standing-wave patterns they produce when they meet each other or an obstacle.

Year 12 · 7 topics.

• Progressive waves
• Longitudinal, transverse and polarisation
• Stationary waves
• Refraction and total internal reflection
• Diffraction and the single slit
• Interference and Young's double slit
• Diffraction gratings