CONCEPTS AT A GLANCE For periodic waves, the terms cycle, amplitude, period, and frequency have the same meaning as they do in simple harmonic motion. Sound, such as that produced by these musicians, is a periodic wave and is described using this terminology. ( Andy Sacks/Stone/Getty Images)
Figure 16.5  CONCEPTS AT A GLANCE For periodic waves, the terms cycle, amplitude, period, and frequency have the same meaning as they do in simple harmonic motion. Sound, such as that produced by these musicians, is a periodic wave and is described using this terminology. (© Andy Sacks/Stone/Getty Images)




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