This document discusses the key components of periodic wave functions, including amplitude, period, phase shift, and their roles in trigonometric functions like sine and cosine waves. It provides examples of how changing the amplitude, period, and phase shift in an equation like y = Asin(Bx + C) + D impacts the resulting wave graph. The author indicates understanding that these components are needed to determine the type of periodic wave from an equation and that there are formulas to calculate the period, amplitude, and phase shift.