Recap of last class

Today class

Reflection and
Transmission
Coefficients at Free and
Fixed Ends of String
 Today class

Standing waves on a string with fixed ends

Derivation of allowed frequencies (eigen frequencies)

and allowed solutions of net displacements. Discussion
of the time independent equation obeyed by the
standing waves
Difference between progressive waves and
standing waves
 Standing waves
A standing wave is the superposition of two waves which produces
a wave that varies in amplitude but does not propagate.
Nodes are points of no motion in standing waves.
An antinode is the location of maximum amplitude of a standing
wave.
Normal modes of a wave on a string are the possible standing wave
patterns. The lowest frequency that will produce a standing wave is
known as the fundamental frequency. The higher frequencies
which produce standing waves are called overtones.