Preface
Author biography
1 Introduction
1.1 Oscillation and wave
1.2 Oscillation due to elastic force
1.2.1 Elastic force
1.2.2 Equation of motion
1.2.3 Oscillation as a solution to equation of motion
1.3 Frequency domain analysis of oscillation
1.3.1 Fourier transform
1.4 Wave
1.4.1 Oscillation to wave
References
2 Wave equations and solutions
2.1 Wave equation
2.1.1 Transverse waves
211.2 Longitudinal waves
2.1.3 Plane wave equation
2.1.4 Decaying wave
2.1.5 Some discussion on phase velocity
2.2 Wave solutions
2.2.1 Plane wave solutions
2.2.2 Paraxial wave
2.2.3 Amplitude and phase of waves
2.2.4 Superposition of waves and Fourier transform
References
3 Basic properties of waves
3.1 Reflection and refraction
3.1.1 Angles of reflection and refraction
3.1.2 Coefficient of reflection and transmission
3.2 Dispersion
3.2.1 String on an elastic medium
3.2.2 Decaying wave
3.2.3 Light in matter
3.2.4 Transverse wave in beam
3.2.5 Beads on a string
3.3 Interference
3.3.1 Optical interferometry
3.3.2 Acoustic interferometry
3.4 Diffraction
3.5 Doppler effect
References
4 Wave propagation
4.1 Group velocity
4.2 Resonator
4.3 Modulation
4.3.1 Amplitude modulation
4.3.2 Phase modulation
4.3.3 Frequency modulation
References
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