The document discusses wave propagation in diffraction gratings and crystal lattices. It contains solutions to the equations of motion for 1D lattices with periodic boundary conditions. In 3 sentences: 1) Vector diagrams are used to derive an expression for the intensity of light from multiple slits in a diffraction grating as a function of the number of slits and their spacing. 2) Snell's law and trigonometric relationships give the angular dependence of refracted seismic waves propagating through an inner solid core surrounded by liquid in terms of material properties. 3) The equations of motion for particles in 1D lattices with periodic boundary conditions yield standing wave solutions where the displacement of each particle is a superposition