Wave Motion as Inquiry : The Physics and Applications of Light and Sound This undergraduate textbook on the physics of wave motion in optics and acoustics avoids presenting the topic abstractly in order to emphasize real world examples. While providing the needed scientific context Dr. Espinoza also relies on students own experience to guide their learning. The books exercises and labs strongly emphasize this inquiry based approach. A strength of inquiry based courses is that the students maintain a higher level of engagement when they are studying a topic that they have an internal motivation to know rather than solely following the directives of a professor. Wave Motion takes those threads of engagement and interest and weaves them into a coherent picture of wave phenomena. It demystifies key components of life around us in music in technology and indeed in everything we perceive even for those without a strong math background who might otherwise have trouble approaching the subject matter. Introduction to wave phenomena General characteristics of waves Reflection. p Refraction Interference and standing waves Diffraction Polarization Changes in Properties of Waves. Wave propagation and intensity variations Waves and sensory perception Forensic Applications. Technological applications.