Rods attached to metal spine; transverse wave generator shows the reflection of waves free, fixed, terminated and transition boundaries.
What it shows
Mechanical demonstration of transverse standing or traveling waves using the Shive wave machine.
How it works
The Shive wave machine consists of a series of horizontal metal rods 1.25 cm apart coupled by a torsion wire. A pulse can be sent down the machine by displacing the end rods (when doing this by hand, pull down on more than one rod as the connections are delicate and do break). The far...
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