# Pulses and waves notes

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- [Transverse and Longitudinal Pulses](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/pulses-and-waves/transverse-and-longitudinal-pulses) — Transverse and Longitudinal Pulses A pulse is a single disturbance that moves through a medium, transferring energy from one point to another without permanently displacing the particles of the…
- [Transverse and Longitudinal Waves](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/pulses-and-waves/transverse-and-longitudinal-waves) — Transverse and Longitudinal Waves A wave is a succession of pulses — a continuous, repeating disturbance that propagates through a medium, transferring energy from one location to another without…
- [Wave Terminology](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/pulses-and-waves/wave-terminology) — Wave Terminology To master the study of waves, it is essential to understand the key terms used to describe wave properties. The five fundamental wave quantities are amplitude, wavelength, period,…

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- [Magnets and the magnetic field](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/magnets-and-the-magnetic-field)
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- [Electric circuits](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/electric-circuits)
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- [Thermodynamics](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/technical-sciences/notes/thermodynamics)
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