Course Description

  • This course covers comprehensively O Level syllabus that are related to Wave
  • The average video duration is less than 3 mins so you will not get bored with the course
  • You will learn by watching videos that answers questions with increasing difficulty
  • Short helpful notes are also provided
  • Practice questions are also provided

What are the requirements?

  • You can start with no or basic knowledge of this topic

What am I going to get from this course?

  • By the end of this course you will be able to answer simple to difficult questions on this topic easily
  • You get to learn at your own pace and watch the videos repeatedly
  • Great for students who need an all in one place to rapidly remember what they have learnt
  • Students will worry less about losing their paper notes as they can get their information here
  • (a) describe what is meant by wave motion as illustrated by vibrations in ropes and springs and by waves in a ripple tank
  • (b) show understanding that waves transfer energy without transferring matter
  • (c) define speed, frequency, wavelength, period and amplitude
  • (d) state what is meant by the term wavefront
  • (e) recall and apply the relationship velocity = frequency × wavelength to new situations or to solve related problems
  • (f) compare transverse and longitudinal waves and give suitable examples of each

What is the target audience?

  • This course is suitable for the Singapore Cambridge GCE O level students, relevant to IGCSE students and Singapore's Integrated program students.

Math Arena

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    INTRODUCTION

    • Subject Content Requirement
  • 2

    Wave Propagation

    • A medium is able to transport a wave from one location to another because the particles of the medium are ____. [Waves 1] Q3

    • A single pulse of a wave is created on a rope as shown. What are the possible directions of motion of the wave? [Waves 1] Q4

    • A point P is marked on a rope before the rope is set to oscillate. At the particular instant shown below, what is the direction of movement of the point P? [Waves 1] Q5

    • A point P is marked on a rope before the rope is set to oscillate. At the particular instant shown below, what is the direction of movement of the point P? (opposite direction) [Waves 1] Q6

    • Points P and Q are marked on a rope before it is set to oscillate. At the particular instant shown below, what is the direction of movement of point P and point Q? [Waves 1] Q7

    • The diagram shows a ball floating in a tank of water. (caption inserted) [Waves 1] Q8

    • Doubling the frequency of a wave source without altering the medium doubles the speed of waves. True or False? [Waves 1] Q9

    • ​Variables Affecting Wave Speed (Further discussion)
  • 3

    Includes Wave Calculations

    • A wave is produced on a slinky spring as shown above. At a particular time, T, where T is one period, both particles X and Y are moving downwards. [Waves 1] Q10

    • The diagram above shows the displacement-position graph of a transverse wave at a particular point of time. [Waves 1] Q11

    • The diagram above shows the displacement-position graph of a transverse wave at a particular point of time. [Waves 1] Q11 Go deeper

    • The diagram above shows a transverse wave travelling across a string. Particle A is currently moving upwards. Determine if the following statements are true or false: [Waves 1] Q12

    • The diagram above shows a transverse wave travelling across a string. Particle A is currently moving upwards. Determine if the following statements are true or false: [Waves 1] Q12 Go deeper

    • In the following diagram the waves move from left to right and then stop. The wave takes two seconds to travel the entire distance indicated in the diagram below. [Waves 1] Q13

    • What is the period, amplitude, and frequency of the wave shown below? [Waves 1] Q14

    • In a ripple tank experiment, a vibrator dips into a liquid at a constant frequency. Which are not possible waveforms? [Waves 1] Q15

    • A dipper moving up and down makes waves in a ripple tank. What will happen when the dipper frequency is increased? [Waves 1] Q16

    • A source produces both a longitudinal wave and transverse wave. The difference between the longitudinal wave and a transverse wave is the [Waves 1] Q17

    • Which of the following is a longitudinal wave/are longitudinal waves? [Waves 1] Q18

    • Which of the following are true for both transverse waves and longitudinal waves? [Waves 1] Q19

    • If distance between 5 crests is 60 cm and frequency of the wave source is 3s-1, find the velocity of wave. [Waves 1] Q20

    • The displacement-time graph and displacement-distance graph of a particular wave are shown below. What is the speed of the wave? [Waves 1] Q21

    • Compressions and rarefactions are sent out from a tuning fork as it vibrates backwards and forwards. The frequency of vibration is 50 Hz.[Waves 1] Q22

    • Planet A is 10^20 m away from planet B. An alien on planet A observed that planet B exploded. When will it hear the explosion? [Waves 1] Q23

    • The wavelength of a certain sound wave is 200 m long. Given that the speed of sound in air is approximately 300 m/s and the audible range of a normal person is 20 Hz to 20000 Hz, [Waves 1] Q24

    • A radio wave of wavelength 20 m long travels from position A (solid line) to position B (dotted line) in a special medium as shown. [Waves 1] Q25

    • The following figure shows the displacement of a particle within 40 ns. What will be the displacement of the particle when t = 70 ns? [Waves 1] Q26

    • A vibrator dipping into water in a ripple tank has a period of 0.5 s. the resulting wave has a wavelength of 0.02 m. What is the speed of the wave? [Waves 1] Q27

    • Water waves are produced in a ripple tank using a vibrator of frequency 4 Hz. Which of the following values of speed and wavelength could the waves have? [Waves 1] Q28

    • Water waves are produced in a ripple tank using a vibrator. The time taken for the vibrator to make 4 oscillations is 5 s. Which of the following values of speed and wavelength could the waves have? [Waves 1] Q29

    • When a wave flows from shallow water into deep water, how do the frequency, wavelength and speed change? [Waves 1] Q30

    • When a wave flows from shallow water into deep water, how do the frequency, wavelength and speed change? [Waves 1] Q30 Go deeper
  • 4

    Additional Resources

    • This video explains the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves and how the medium changes the wave speed

    • Inside this video, you can see a rubber ducky bobbing up and down which shows waves only transfer energy not matter

    • Watch a video on different types of waves (includes a dipper generating waves)