Living Physics Portal: Living Physics 16

Abstract: This chapter introduces the physics and math of wave motion through a detailed analysis of transverse waves on an elastic string. Our treatment is highly scaffolded, working first with a discrete model of the string as massive beads connected by massless springs, then making the connection to the 2-variable continuous math.
We begin with a careful analysis of simple pulses considering: (1) the physical mechanism of transferring motion; (2) the math of the propagation; (3) the superposition of pulses; and finally, (4) the sinusoidal wave and the phenomena of beats, standing waves, and spectral analysis.

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Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

Ginny Redish

Self

NEXUS Physics

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Algebra; Differential Calculus; Exponentials and Logarithms; Graphical Analysis; Trigonometry

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Living Physics - Vol. 2 > Living Physics 16 - Waves in 1D

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