Summary - Phys232:Waves And Oscillations (Phys232)

Physics 42200
Waves & Oscillations
Lecture 23 – Review

Spring 2016 Semester
Matthew Jones

, Midterm Exam:
Date: Thursday, March 10th
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Room: MSEE B012
Material: French, chapters 1-8

You can bring one double sided page
of notes, formulas, examples, etc.

, Review
1. Simple harmonic motion (one degree of freedom)
– mass/spring, pendulum, floating objects, RLC circuits
– damped harmonic motion
2. Forced harmonic oscillators
– amplitude/phase of steady state oscillations
– transient phenomena
3. Coupled harmonic oscillators
– masses/springs, coupled pendula, RLC circuits
– forced oscillations
4. Uniformly distributed discrete systems
– masses on string fixed at both ends
– lots of masses/springs

, Review
5. Continuously distributed systems (standing waves)
– string fixed at both ends
– sound waves in pipes (open end/closed end)
– transmission lines
– Fourier analysis
6. Progressive waves in continuous systems
– reflection/transmission coefficients