🧲ap physics 2 review

Superposition

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The principle that when two or more wave pulses or waves overlap, the resulting displacement can be determined by adding the individual displacements.

AP course connection

Topic 14.6: 14.6 Wave Interference and Standing Waves

Unit 14