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" Wave motion as inquiry : "
Fernando Espinoza.
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BL
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650047
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dltt
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Espinoza, Fernando.
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Wave motion as inquiry : : the physics and applications of light and sound /\ Fernando Espinoza.
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1 online resource
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9783319457581
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: 3319457586
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9783319457567
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331945756X
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction to wave phenomena -- General characteristics of waves -- Reflection. p- Refraction -- Interference and standing waves -- Diffraction -- Polarization -- Changes in Properties of Waves. -- Wave propagation and intensity variations -- Waves and sensory perception -- Forensic Applications. -- Technological applications
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This undergraduate textbook on the physics of wave motion in optics and acoustics avoids presenting the topic abstractly in order to emphasize real-world examples. While providing the needed scientific context, Dr. Espinoza also relies on students' own experience to guide their learning. The book's exercises and labs strongly emphasize this inquiry-based approach. A strength of inquiry-based courses is that the students maintain a higher level of engagement when they are studying a topic that they have an internal motivation to know, rather than solely following the directives of a professor. "Wave Motion" takes those threads of engagement and interest and weaves them into a coherent picture of wave phenomena. It demystifies key components of life around us--in music, in technology, and indeed in everything we perceive--even for those without a strong math background, who might otherwise have trouble approaching the subject matter
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Wave-motion, Theory of.
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531/.1133
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QA927
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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