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Physics Tutorial 11.4 - Interference of Waves

There are 3 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Interference of Waves. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Interference of Waves and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Interference of Waves. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

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In this Physics tutorial, you will learn:

  • What is interference of waves?
  • Which are the conditions to produce interference?
  • How many types of interference are there in waves?
  • What does the principle of waves' superposition say?
  • What happens to the amplitude and frequency when interference occurs?
  • How does the path difference affect the interference of waves?

Introduction to Interference of Waves

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In this tutorial, you will learn more about a phenomenon called interference, which is very common in waves. Also, you will learn about the two types of interference and how they affect the waves behaviour.

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11.4Interference of Waves
Lesson IDPhysics Lesson TitleLessonVideo
Lesson
11.4.1What is Interference?
11.4.2Types of Interference
11.4.3Conditions for the Interference

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