Thursday, 4 August 2016

Term 3 Week 1 2016

Term 3 Week 1 2016

Homework

  • Ex 4, p. 78-81, Standing Waves & Music

Longitudinal Waves
Particle displacement in the medium is parallel to the direction of wave propagation e.g. sound waves, primary earthquake waves


Transverse Waves
Particle displacement in the medium is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation e.g. light and other electromagnetic waves, secondary earthquake waves


Wave Speed
v = f𝜆


Superposition of Waves
Waves travel through each other and the total amplitude at any moment is equal to the sum of amplitudes of the individual waves.
Standing Waves
In musical instruments - when a reflected wave travels back through itself causing fixed points of Nodes (Deconstructive Interference) and Antinodes (Constructive Interference) due to the fractional relationship between the wavelength (𝜆) of the wave and the length (L) of the resonating chamber
Standing Waves on a String


1st Harmonic
2nd Harmonic
3rd Harmonic
4th Harmonic
𝜆 = 2L
𝜆 = L
𝜆 = ⅔ L
𝜆 = ½ L
f = f1st
f = 2f1st
f = 3f1st
f = 4f1st



Standing Waves in a Pipe


Standing Waves on a 2D Plate



Cymatics

Doppler Effect
the observed increase or decrease in frequency of waves (e.g. sound, light) due to the relative movement of the source of waves to the observer
f’ = f vw/(vw ± vs)


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