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LESSON 1: TYPES OF MECHANICAL

WAVES
 Wave- a transfer of energy

 In a wave, molecule pass energy on to

neighboring molecules.

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 Waves, don’t transport matter.

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 All waves are produced by something that
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vibrates.
 A material through which a wave travels is a
medium.
 What type of wave requires a medium in
order to transport their energy from one
location to another?

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 A mechanical wave is a wave that capable of

transmitting its energy through solid, liquid, and
gas.
 What type of wave requires no medium to
transport their energy from one location to
another?

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 A mechanical wave is a wave that is capable of

transmitting its energy through a vacuum.
 TYPES OF MECHANICAL WAVES

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Longitudinal Wave Transverse Wave Surface Wave

In a longitudinal wave In a transverse wave A surface wave is a
the particle the particle wave in which particles
displacement is parallel displacement is of the medium undergo
to the direction of wave perpendicular to the a circular motion.
propagation. direction of wave
propagation.
 01 Longitudinal Wave
In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement
is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.

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 02 Transverse Wave
In a transverse wave the particle displacement is
perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.

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 03 Surface Wave
A surface wave is a wave in which particles of the
medium undergo a circular motion.

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Rayleigh Waves

Water Waves
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LESSON 3: PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION
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At the end of the lesson, you should be able to

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stated the Principle of Superposition.

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 • If two baseballs are thrown across the same point at the
same time, the balls will hit one another and be deflected.
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 • Waves, however, can pass
through one another. Both
observers would hear
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undistorted sound, despite

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the sound waves

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crossing.
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 The Principle of Superposition
• To use the principle of superposition, you must know the displacement
that each wave would cause if it were alone in the medium.
• Then you must go through the medium point by point and add the
displacements due to each wave at that point.
 Constructive and Destructive Interference

• The superposition of two waves

is called interference.
• Constructive interference
occurs when both waves are
positive and the total
displacement of the medium is
larger than it would be for either
wave separately.
 Constructive and Destructive Interference
• Destructive interference is when the displacement of the medium
where the waves overlap is less than it would be due to either of the
waves separately.
• During destructive interference, the energy of the wave is in the
form of kinetic energy of the medium.
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 QuickCheck #1

Two wave pulses on a string

approach each other at

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speeds of 1 m/s. How does

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the string look at t = 3 s?

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 QuickCheck #1

Two wave pulses on a string

approach each other at

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speeds of 1 m/s. How does

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the string look at t = 3 s?

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 QuickCheck #2
Two wave pulses on a string
approach each other at
speeds of 1 m/s. How does

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the string look at t = 3 s?

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 QuickCheck #2
Two wave pulses on a string
approach each other at
speeds of 1 m/s. How does

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the string look at t = 3 s?

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 QuickCheck #3
Two waves on a string are moving toward each other. A picture at t
= 0 s appears as follows:

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How does the string appear at t = 2 s?
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 Periodic Wave
In a periodic wave, one pulse follows another in
regular session.

“motion that repeats itself in a regular cycle”

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Properties of Periodic Wave

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 Properties of Periodic Wave

• Wavelength- the
distance between two
identical points of a
wave
• Amplitude- the height
of the wave measured
in meters
 Properties of Periodic Wave

• Speed (v)- the distance travel by a

periodic motion per unit time
v=ƛf
• Frequency (f) – the number of
wave cycle/s that passes through a
given point in one second
f=v/ƛ
f=t/n
• Period (T)- the time taken by one
complete wave to pass a given
point in one second is called
period
T=n/t
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