Physics 232 (Physics of Waves) Online Text

The links on this page point to pdf files of chapters of  an online Physics 232 (Physics of Waves) text book that I wrote and am still revising and extending.  I have just used this full online text once and so it is a bit rough.

Feel free to use any portion of this material in any way you wish. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The sources for these files are Texmacs files that can be freely edited. Anyone interested in obtaining the source files should feel free to contact me.

Chapter 1: Some Mathematical Background

Chapter 2: Simple Harmonic Motion

Chapter 3: Damped Oscillations

Complex Numbers Supplement

Chapter 4: Driven Oscillators and Resonance

Complex Representation of Oscillatory Functions

Chapter 5: Driven RLC Circuits

Chapter 6: Nondispersive Waves

Chapter 7: Wave Equations, Reflection and Transmission

Chapter 8: Transmission Lines, Part 1

Chapter 8: Transmission Lines, Part 2

Chapter 9: Wave Properties of Light

Diffraction Supplemement

Chapter 10: Geometrical Optics and Fiber Optics

Chapter 11: Imaging with Thin Lenses