Hello,
I teach at a local technical institute and when it comes to both AC and DC versions of sine waves, square waves, triangle waves and saw tooth waves the terms "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" seem inconsistent. There also seems to be inconsistency in defining "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" as it relates to half wave or full wave pulsating DC.
This causes confusion as the technical institute's publications use both "magnitude" and "amplitude" but fails to provide in-context explanations. However it seems to me there is no need to use "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" to describe the aforementioned waves because "peak" and "peak-to-peak" are just fine!
Do you'all have a consistent way to consider both "magnitude" and "amplitude" as it relates to all the aforementioned waves?
I teach at a local technical institute and when it comes to both AC and DC versions of sine waves, square waves, triangle waves and saw tooth waves the terms "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" seem inconsistent. There also seems to be inconsistency in defining "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" as it relates to half wave or full wave pulsating DC.
This causes confusion as the technical institute's publications use both "magnitude" and "amplitude" but fails to provide in-context explanations. However it seems to me there is no need to use "magnitude" and/or "amplitude" to describe the aforementioned waves because "peak" and "peak-to-peak" are just fine!
Do you'all have a consistent way to consider both "magnitude" and "amplitude" as it relates to all the aforementioned waves?