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Mechanical Waves and Sound

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

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This study guide covers mechanical waves, including topics like period, amplitude, frequency, velocity, and wavelength. It explores wave behavior such as interference, nodes, and antinodes, and relates these concepts to sound and musical instruments. Note: This unit (Unit 10) is not tested on the AP Physics 1 exam.

As of 2021, College Board only tests Units 1-7 on the AP Physics 1 exam. This page's content will not be tested on the exam, but we kept it online for you all as a resource.

Unit 10 shifts away from the electrical focus of Units 8 & 9 and transitions back to discussing topics like energy (Unit 4), period (Unit 6) and motion (Unit 1). This time the f...