2nd Edition . , overdraft. , complete. - Tomsk: Tomsk Polytechnic University, 2007. - 170 s. The textbook discusses the basic laws associated with mechanical and electromagnetic oscillations and propagation of waves in elastic medium. Revealed the principles of theoretical and experimental studies of electromagnetic waves and the relationship between optical and electromagnetic phenomena The wave-particle dualism of light. The manual was prepared at the Department of General Physics of Tomsk Polytechnic University, corresponds to the program of the physics course of higher technical educational institutions and is aimed at activating scientific thinking and cognitive activity of students. Designed for interuniversity use by students of technical specialties of full-time and distance forms of education .