Talk:A-level Physics/Wave properties/Superposition

Specification
From the OCR GCE Physics A specification. Tick with &#10004; when you feel each part of the specification has been covered. Try not to add much more than what is in this list as it would not appear in the exam anyway. Use links to wikipedia for more depth in a topic.


 * 1) Explain and use the principle of superposition
 * 2) Understand the term interference
 * 3) Explain the meanings of the terms coherence and path difference
 * 4) Describe experiminets which demonstrate standing (stationary) waves for stretched strings, air columns and microwaves
 * 5) Explain the formation of a standing wave using a graphical method, and identify nodes and antinodes.
 * 6) Explain the meaning of the term diffraction
 * 7) Describe experiments which demonstrate diffraction including the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank with botha  wide gap and a narrow gap
 * 8) Describe experiments which demonstrate two-source interference in a ripple tank, for light and microwaves
 * 9) Recall and use the equation $$\lambda\ = ax/D$$ for double slit intereference using light