Principles of Physics
Principles of Physics
Principles of Physics
Equivalence relation
360 2 * r
for unit circle r 1
360 2
s (m) = r (m) * θ (radians) arclength = radius * radians
Periodic Function
Sinusoidal wave Amplitudes
Wavelength (meters)
Wavelength defined between any two
points on wave that are one cycle apart
(2*pi radians).
e.g.,
•Peaks
•Zeros crossing
•Troughs
•Sin(θ) where θ is an point.
The period of a wave is the time interval for the wave to complete one cycle (2*pi
radians). What is this waves period?
Wave parameters
T: wave period (s) λ: wave length (m) f=1/T : linear frequency 1 (2π /s-1 or cycles/s)
y sin( x)
y sin( x / 4)
Three phase power: three
y sin( x ) phase sinusoids phase separated
by 120⁰.
sin( ) cos(90 )
cos( ) sin(90 )
Phase advance/delay and Unit circle
: initial phase
the blue line phase; hence, red sin
function leads the blue sin function.
Wavefront: where and what is it ?
Pulse wave versus Sinusoidal wave
Which is the space (x) axis and which the time (t) axis?
Waves move KE/PE energy (not mass) in time
f ( x, t ) A *sin(k x x t )
f (r , t ) A *sin(kr r t )
f ( ) A *sin( ), k x x
f ( ) A *sin( ), kr r
Longitudinal (P) vs. Transverse (S) waves: vibration
versus energy transport direction
Water and Rayleigh waves particle motions
•Elastic medium
•Rayleigh surface wave
•Synchronized P-SV
motions
•Retrograde Circular
particle motion
Two different wavelength waves added Two 1-dimensional wave pulse traveling
Together: beating phenomena And superimposing their amplitudes
Huygen’s wavelets: secondary wavefronts propagated to interfere
constructively and destructively to make new time advanced wavefront
Standing waves on a string.
Fixed endpoint don’t move; wave is trapped.
Harmonic motion: two forces out of phase