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Mathematics 309Part I - The elementary geometry of wave motionWaves in 2D and 3DIn 2D a wave is the propagation of simple periodic motion with crests along lines.
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The parameters are as in 1D amplitude A,
wave length
The equation of the wave height is
y = A cos (ax+by+cz-
where |