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Waves: Lecture 1 (2 Week) Prepared By: Muhammad Saiful Badri Mansor
Waves: Lecture 1 (2 Week) Prepared By: Muhammad Saiful Badri Mansor
Topic Outlines
Terminology
Types
Transverse
Longitudinal
Equation,
Sound
wave
Introduction to
Wavefronts
Coherence
Path difference
Superposition
Phase relationship
Phase difference
Path difference
Terminology
Wave
Propagation
Mechanical/Electromagnetic
Wave
Longitudinal/Transverse Wave
Rarefactions and Reflection
Circular and plane, continuous,
trains and pulse.
MECHANICAL WAVES
carry energy of oscillation
through medium
ELECTROMAGNETIC
WAVES
carry energy of oscillation
without medium
Type of waves
Transverse
Longitudinal
Compressions??? Rarefactions???
Sound waves
The black dots represent
air molecules.
As the loudspeaker
vibrates, it causes the
surrounding molecules
to vibrate in a particular
pattern represented by
the waveform.
The vibrating air then
causes the listener's
eardrum to vibrate in
the same pattern.
Wave Terminology
Plane waves
Circular waves
Wave equation
The
Therefore,
Wave equation
Quiz 1
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4)
Wavefronts
a surface of a propagating wave.
For example, the lines formed by
crests of ripples on a pond
correspond to curved wave
fronts.
Ray:The path taken by the
wave. This is used to indicate the
direction of wave propagation.
Rays are always at right angles
to the wave fronts (i.e. wave
fronts are always perpendicular
to the direction of propagation).
Coherence
Two
waves is said to be
coherence if they have
Same wavelength
Same frequency
Same phase
Superposition
Principle
of
Superposition: When
two or more waves of the
same type meet at a
point, the resultant
displacementof the
waves is equal to
thevector sumof their
individual displacements
at that point.
Interference
Phenomenon
Interference
Interference
Consider
Phase Relationship
Path Differenceis the difference
Phase Relationship
Phase
difference is the
difference between
some reference point
in 2 waves.
Two points on a wave
are in phase if they are
both at the same point
in the wave cycle.
Point in phase have
the same
displacement and
velocity.