My solutions to Free Response Question #5 from the 2017 AP Physics 1 Exam. This is a mechanical waves question which requires you to determine the velocity of a specific point on a wave and predict the shape of two waves which interfere...

Review of the Mechanical Waves topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.

The relationship between wavelength and frequency is determined. The number of waves, wavelength, and wave speed at each standing wave frequency is determined. The wave speed is measured independent from the standing waves.

An introduction to mechanical waves which are defined and demonstrated. The fact that the medium is not displaced is demonstrated. Both transverse waves and longitudinal waves are also defined and demonstrated.