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A 2.0 m long piano string of mass 10 g is under a tension of 338 N. Find the speed with which a wave travels on this string.

A 504 g mass oscillates with an amplitude of 10.0 cm on a spring whose spring constant is 23. 0 N/m. Determine the period.

A sound source of frequency 1000 Hz moves at 50.0 m/s toward a listener who is at rest. What is the apparent frequency heard by the listener? (speed of sound in air = 340 m/s)

Two narrow slits 54 µm apart are illuminated with light of wavelength 508 nm. What is the angle (in radians) of the m = 2 bright fringe?

A 504 g mass oscillates with an amplitude of 10.0 cm on a spring whose spring constant is 23. 0 N/m. Determine the period.

The diagram shows a standing wave oscillating at 100 Hz on a string. What is the wave speed?               

Which of the following quantities is at a maximum when an object in simple harmonic motion is at its equilibrium position?

Waves propagate at 8.0 m/s along a stretched string. The end of the string is vibrated up and down once every 1.5 s. What is the wavelength of the waves that travel along the string?

What is the intensity level of a sound with intensity of 5.0 x 10-10 W/m2? ( I0 = 1 x 10-12 W/m2)

What phenomenon is created by two tuning forks, side by side, emitting frequencies which differ by only a small amount?