Relationships: The Seesaw and the Tandem

Foundation Concept

Two shapes govern nearly every relationship in ultrasound physics. Inverse: one goes up, the other goes down (like a seesaw). Direct: they rise and fall together (like a tandem). Drag the bars below to see each pattern.

Inverse (Seesaw)
Period
Freq
Drag either bar up or down
Direct (Tandem)
Intensity
Amplitude
Drag either bar up or down