Waves
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A single doorbell tone can be described as this

a simple wave

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A pressure within a system that is greater than the environment that surrounds that system

Positive Pressure

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The formula to calculate mass

M= volume x density

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Simple harmonic motion can be described using these three parameters

Frequency, Amplitude, and Phase

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This (A sin (2ft +φ)) is the formula for what

Sine Wave

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This is the constant value for speed of sound in air

~ 33,600cm/s or ~1100ft/s

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Formula for stiffness

k = force/meters

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The properties of a material that allows it to maintain its shape when you apply force to it

Elasticity

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This type of wave would be generated from a hydroflask dropping in Cheney

Complex Wave

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This pressure is measured by regarding as zero the atmospheric pressure. It is expressed as the difference in pressure relative to atmospheric or barometric pressure and preceded by a minus sign

Negative Pressure

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Formula for Sine Waves

A sin (2ft +φ)

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Wavelength and frequency are related in this way

inversely

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A car horn would be described as this type of wave

simple wave

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This is defined as the range of frequencies between the two 3-dB-down points on either side of the peak energy. 

bandwidth

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Formula for wavelength

λ= c/f

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Distance from a particular crest to the next can be described as this

wavelength

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This is a visual representation of an audio or electrical signal that charts the amplitude or strength of a signla, over time

waveform
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An instrument for analyzing sound into its frequency components.

sound spectrograph

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Formula for pressure

P=F/A

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This is a simple mechanism consisting of a mass labeled M, a spring labeled K, and a fixed surface to which the spring-mass assembly is attached.

Spring-Mass Model of Resonance

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