PHYS 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Simple Harmonic Motion, Equilibrium Point
25 Mar 2015
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Phys1070: intro physics for life sci - lecture 1: waves - travelling and standing. Free to move in space (moves energy not matter) Movement of oscillating particles is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Movement of oscillating particles is parallel to the direction of wave propagation. More examples; matter = water, fluids, sound, seismic, atmospheric. Probability = is the quantum description of particles electrons in an atom. Experiment = pull mass away from spring, spring exerts force on mass pulling it back towards equilibrium. Any movement of particle which is displaced by a wave can be represented by sinusoidal function:
