More on adding waves, sound waves

• Combining waves with the same frequency, but different amplitudes ("Set your phasors to add")
  • Example of using phasors to add waves
• How much energy do waves carry?
• Physical characteristics of sound waves
• Sound waves produced by air columns

For more information

• Flute acoustics: an introduction shows how complicated the real sound created by a musical instrument can be.
• A Fourier synthesis applet allows you to add together harmonics of a fundamental wave and both see and hear the wave form.

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