Wave phenomena

Dudley H. Towne9780486658186, 048665818X

This excellent undergraduate-level text emphasizes optics and acoustics, covering inductive derivation of the equation for transverse waves on a string, acoustic plane waves, boundary-value problems, polarization, three-dimensional waves and more. With numerous problems (solutions for about half). “The material is superbly chosen and brilliantly written” — Physics Today. Problems. Appendices.