UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I CHAPTER 12 Waves Chapter 12 Waves wave motion is the most universal physical phenomenon, we discover the wave motion all around us Mechanical waves -acoustic wave, water wave Electromagnetic waves--radio light wave Matter waves-electron wave Wave is a propagating disturbance that transfers energy, momentum and information as its own characteristic speed from one region of space to another We will concentrate to the mechanical waves1 Chapter 12 Waves Wave motion is the most universal physical phenomenon, we discover the wave motion all around us. Mechanical waves—acoustic wave, water wave Electromagnetic waves—radio, light wave Matter waves—electron wave We will concentrate to the mechanical waves. Wave is a propagating disturbance that transfers energy, momentum and information as its own characteristic speed from one region of space to another