Monday, 22 July 2013 09:41
G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Additional Info
- ID Code: G3-01
- Purpose: Demonstrates traveling waves
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Description:
Make sinusoidal waves by moving the spines at one end of the machine up and down sinusoidally, either with your hand or using the wave generator. Vary the amplitude and the frequency and observe the wavelength. You can show semi-quantitatively that the wave speed is approximately the same for all frequencies.Background
The Shive wave machine illustrates transverse waves - the direction of displacement is perpendicular to the direction of transmission. This can be used as a model of many wave phenomena. - Availability: Available
- Loc codes: FS0
- Videos-1: Demonstration video on YouTube
- Videos-2: History of the Shive Wave Machine, AT&T Archives YouTube
Published in
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-02: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - SUPERPOSITION OF PULSES
Demonstrate constructive and destructive interference using pulses. Read More
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G3-03: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - REFLECTION OF PULSES
Demonstrate reflection of pulses from fixed ends and free ends.
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G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate standing waves. Read More
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G3-05: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - PARTIAL REFLECTIONS
Show that a wave will be partially reflected at a point where the impedance changes. Read More
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G3-06: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - IMPEDANCE MATCHING
Show that no reflection occurs when the impedance of the load (absorber at right) matches the impedance of the wave machine. Read More
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G3-07: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TAPERED TRANSFORMER
Useful for obtaining a reasonably good impedance match between the two large segments of the Shive machine. Read More
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G3-08: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FABREY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-09: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FREQUENCY FILTERING
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-10: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - BRANCHING
Demonstrate branching and recombining with two wave machines in parallel. Read More
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G3-11: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - RESONANCE ABSORPTION
Demonstrate resonance absorption of wave energy by a mass-on-spring system. Read More
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G3-20: WAVE APPARATUS
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal wave motion. Read More
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G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END
Show reflections at a free end. Read More
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G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Show travelling waves. Read More
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G3-25: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - IMPEDANCE MISMATCH
Show partial reflections and dependence of wave speed on density of the medium. Read More
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G3-26: AIR TRACK - LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate longitudinal waves with a series of spring-coupled air track gliders. Read More
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G3-27: AIR TABLE - TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves using an air table. Read More
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G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
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G3-29: SUSPENDED SLINKY - PORTABLE
Show longitudinal and transverse traveling waves and standing waves. Read More
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G3-31: Spring and Horns
Show sound waves from a mechanical wave Read More
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G3-41: WAVE MODELS - PROJECTION
Demonstrate standing waves, travelling waves, and superposition of waves. Read More
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G3-42: TORSIONAL WAVES
Demonstrate wave phenomena such as traveling waves, standing waves, and reflection of waves Read More
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G3-43 WHIP
Illustrates transverse wave motion.
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G3-45: RESONANCE OF WIRES
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-46: STANDING WAVES IN A WIRE LOOP
Illustrate circular standing waves; to use as a model of stationary states in atoms corresponding to standing waves of electrons… Read More
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G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied. Read More
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G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
Demonstrates standing waves on a thin string
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