PHYS 1155 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Simple Harmonic Motion, Linear Density, Transverse Wave

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Transverse wave: displacements of the medium are perpendicular to the direction of the wave. Longitudinal wave: the motion of the particles of the medium are in the same direction as the wave. In longitudinal waves crests and troughs are areas where pressure and density are greater or less than the equilibrium values. *wave speed (v) is determined by the medium* Waves of all frequencies propagate with the same velocity in the same medium. Physical quantities that determine the speed of transverse waves are tension (f) and mass per unit length (linear mass density) ( Increasing tension (f), increases restoring forces thus increases the wave speed. Simple harmonic motion (sinusoidal waves)-follow a sin or cosine function motion. Every particle in the medium undergoes simple harmonic motion with the same frequency. Wave starts at x=0 and travels to some x to the right in amount of time x/v. For a sinusoidal wave traveling in the (+) x-direction given that and.

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