Waves: Basic Definition, Transverse vs. Longitudinal, Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic - IB Physics

I give the basic definition of a wave: a disturbance that travels through a material and carries energy with it without carrying the material along with it. I also go over the classification of waves by giving the definition of transverse and longitudinal waves (with examples of both) and defining mechanical and electromagnetic waves. There will be a future video that covers electromagnetic waves in more depth, for now we just need the basic definition.

0:00 Definition of a wave
1:26 Transverse vs. longitudinal waves
2:32 Examples of transverse waves
3:32 Examples of longitudinal waves
4:44 Mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves

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