Title: Oscillations%20and%20Waves
1Oscillations and Waves
2Equilibrium (Fnet 0)
3Examples of unstable Equilibrium
4Examples of Stable equilibrium
5Destabilizing forces
N
Fnet 0
W
6Destabilizing forces
N
Fnet away from equil
W
7Destabilizing forces
Fnet away from equil
N
W
destabilizing forces always push the system
further away from equilibrium
8restoring forces
N
Fnet 0
W
9restoring forces
N
Fnet toward equil.
W
10restoring forces
N
Fnet toward equil.
W
Restoring forces always push the system back
toward equilibrium
11Pendulum
N
W
12Mass on a spring
13Displacement vs time
Displaced systems oscillate around stable equil.
points
amplitude
Equil. point
period (T)
14Simple harmonic motion
Pure Sine-like curve
T
Equil. point
T period time for 1 complete oscillation
1/T
f frequency of oscillations/time
15Masses on springs
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
16Not all oscillations are nice Sine curves
A
Equil. point
T
f1/T
17Natural frequency
f (1/2p)?k/m
f (1/2p)?g/l
18Driven oscillators
natural freq. f0
f 0.4f0
f 1.1f0
f 1.6f0
19Resonance (ff0)
20Waves
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
21Wave in a string
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
22Pulsed Sound Wave
23Harmonic sound wave
24Harmonic sound wave
25Harmonic wave
Wave speed v
Shake end of string up down with SHM period T
wavelength l
l T
distance time
wavelength period
Wave speed v
fl
Vfl or fV/ l
but 1/Tf
26Reflection (from a fixed end)
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
27Reflection (from a loose end)
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
28Adding waves
pulsed waves
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
29Adding waves
Two waves in same direction with slightly
different frequencies
Wave 1
Wave 2
resultant wave
Beats
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
30Adding waves
harmonic waves in opposite directions
incident wave
reflected wave
resultant wave
(standing wave)
Animations courtesy of Dr. Dan Russell, Kettering
University
31Confined waves
Only waves with wavelengths that just fit in
survive (all others cancel themselves out)
32Allowed frequencies
l 2L
f0V/l V/2L
Fundamental tone
f1V/l V/L2f0
lL
1st overtone
l(2/3)L
f2V/lV/(2/3)L3f0
2nd overtone
lL/2
f3V/lV/(1/2)L4f0
3rd overtone
l(2/5)L
f4V/lV/(2/5)L5f0
4th overtone
33Ukuleles, etc
l0 L/2 f0 V/2L
l1 L f1 V/L 2f0
l2 2L/3 f2 3f0
L
l3 L/2 f3 4f0
Etc
(V depends on the Tension thickness Of the
string)
34Doppler effect
35Sound wave stationary source
Wavelength same in all directions
36Sound wave moving source
Wavelength in forward direction is shorter
(frequency is higher)
Wavelength in backward direction is longer
(frequency is higher)
37Waves from a stationary source
Wavelength same in all directions
38Waves from a moving source
v
Wavelength in backward direction is longer
(frequency is higher)
Wavelength in forward direction is shorter
(frequency is higher)
39surf
40Folsom prison blues
long wavelengths
Short wavelengths
41Confined waves