Waves and Thermodynamics

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1. Mechanical Wave Model

2. Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

3. Electromagnetic Waves

4. Wave Graphs

5. The Wave Equation

6. Reflection

7. Refraction

8. Snell’s Law

9. Total Internal Reflection

10. Diffraction

11. Images in Mirrors and Lenses

12. Dispersion of Light

13. Standing and Progressive Waves

14. Superposition of Waves

15. Mechanical Resonance

16. Pitch and Loudness

17. Sound as a Longitudinal Wave

18. The Inverse Square Law

19. Reflection, Diffraction and Resonance

20. Standing Waves in Strings

21. Standing Waves in Air Columns

22. The Doppler Effect

23. Beats

24. Heat, Work and Energy

25. Thermal Equilibrium

26. Specific Heat Capacity

27. Models of Energy Transfer

28. Thermal Conductivity

29. Change of State and Latent Energy