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Monday, January 10, 2011

Constructive and Destructive Interference

So the last unit in physics is sound. Hurray.
Sound waves are simple enough when they're going in one direction. Things get a little more complicated with two or more waves traveling through the same medium. When these two waves meet, it creates interference.
Now, there are two types of interference: Constructive and destructive.
Constructive occurs when the waves are on the same plane, and destructive occurs when they're on different planes.