Optics

Homework Set#1
1. (a) =(4.0-0.0) m=4.0 m

(b) =f.
=> f= / = (20.0 m/s)/ (4.0 m) = 5.0 Hz
(c) The wavefunction: (x,t)=Asin(kx-

t+ )

From the figure, we know that:

=> (x,t)=0.02sin(0.5 x(0,0)=0.02sin()=

t+)

0.02 => sin()= 1 =>=

Therefore, (x,t)=0.02sin(0.5 x(d) When x=0, (0,t)=0.02sin(-

t
t

)
)=

So we can draw a graph of the versus t as following:

2.Taking the partial derivatives, we have:

It is obvious that this satisfies the wave equation:

=>the result is evidenced.

3.
(1) Using the chain rule

Let y=t

=>

Assuming that equation:

If we consider the function

then we can see that

for all y, and so derivative = 0

= > 0

=>

(because x, y are 2

mutually independent variables,

(2) Using this formula:
Let
4.

=g
negative -direction.
Using the equation:

5.

(a)(y,t)

and

and the wave travels in the

=
=

=
(b)

= > So it is a traveling wave, its speed is

(z,t)=Asin(a

=
is not z, t independent
= > it is not a traveling wave.

(c)

=A

=A

in +y-direction

= >

=> So it is a traveling wave, its speed is

direction.

(d)

=>

=>

=> it is a traveling wave, its speed is 1 in

6. Let u

Similarly,

-direction

both 2 functions, using the formula

in

)
=>
Thus, the given function are a solution of the wave equation if