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PHYS 242 — Oscillations and Waves
Physics · University of Ghana
Simple, damped and forced oscillations; decay of oscillations, resonance; general properties of waves; waves in one dimension; superposition of waves; dispersion and group velocity; Doppler effect; waves in physical media; waves in two and three dimensions, circular and spherical wave fronts.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).