Properties of the Wave Function
wave speed (v) - the speed of the wave's propagation
amplitude (A) - the maximum magnitude of the displacement from equilibrium, in SI units of meters. The amplitude is indicated in blue in the picture.
period (T) - is the time for one wave cycle (two pulses, or from crest to crest or trough to trough), in SI units of seconds (though it may be referred to as "seconds per cycle").
frequency (f) - the number of cycles in a unit of time. The SI unit of frequncy is the hertz (Hz) and 1 Hz = 1 cycle/s = 1 s-1
angular frequency (omega) - is 2pi times the frequency, in SI units of radians per second.
wavelength (lambda) - the distance between any two points at corresponding positions on successive repetitions in the wave, so (for example) from one crest or trough to the next, in SI units of meters. The wavelength is indicated in red in the picture.
wave number (k) - also called the propagation constant, this useful quantity is defined as 2 pi divided by the wavelength, so the SI units are radians per meter.
pulse - one half-wavelength, from equilibrium back
Some useful equations in defining the above quantities are:
v = lambda / T = lambda f
omega = 2 pi f = 2 pi/T
T = 1 / f = 2 pi/omega
k = 2pi/omega
omega = vk
I'm trying to get up to speed with my limited physics knowledge.
I thought that frequency was a part of the wave function. Based on what I'm quoting above.
The pulse that I'm referring to is actually the one that AR mentioned and then showed up on server 1.
What I was trying to do is back into the wave function, but this might be beyond me.
EDIT: My basic thought on this problem was that we were not supposed to solve it (agreeing with what you stated above). Just to plug the numbers into each part of the equation that we were given in the picture. That would give us a string of digits for perhaps an IP address or "FIND KIOSK", GPS coords, etc. I'm not trying to argue for a position I really don't understand, just showing what lead me to my statement. Thanks for the wiki link, but it's incredibly confusing.
http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/waves/wavefun.htm
Has a section on wave functions that are periodic functions of time. Is much easier to follow than the wiki for physics noobs like me.