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Reflection and
Transmission of
Mechanical Waves
LEARNING OBJECT- PHYS 101
By Itai Buxbaum
3/1/15
In this Learning Object, I will walk you
through the key points in hard and soft
reflection of mechanical waves using
examples from the Phet Reflection of
Waves simulation.
Sources:
 Physics for Scientists and Engineers Revised Volume 1
(Hawkes, Iqbal, Mansour, Milner-Bolotin, and Williams)
 Phet Interactive Simulations by the University of Colorado 
Wave on a String
 Shutterstock.com
Hard reflection
 Imagine you have a rope tied firmly to a support as
such
 If you were to start a pulse at the other end, what would
happen?
 Lets take a look.
This is a video, please make sure to press the play button.
Hard reflection-
What is going on here?
 This is an application of Newton's Third Law of Motion:
 As we can see, the transverse pulse propagates through the
string.
 The displacement of the incident pulse is upwards, so the
string exerts an upwards force on the support when the
pulse reaches the fixed end.
 But the support is rigid, so it exerts an equal and opposite
reaction force on the string. The reaction force generates
an inverted pulse that moves in the opposite direction.
This is called a hard reflection.
Phase
 When the wave reflects from the fixed end, the wave is
inverted with respect to the incident wave.
 They are out of phase by  radians because the
incident and reflected waves cancel each other out at
the rigid support which has zero displacement.
 That means that: when a wave is reflected from a
fixed end, its phase constant change by  radians
Soft Reflection
 Now imagine that you had a string attached to a ring that
was placed around rod. The idea is that the string is now
free to move up and down, as it slides freely on the rod
 If you were to start a pulse at the other end, what would
happen?
 Lets take a look.
This is a video, please make sure to press the
play button.
Soft reflection-
What is going on here?
 This is an example of reflection from a free end.
 The incident pulse exerts an upwards force on the ring,
causing it to accelerate upwards.
 Notice- That the ring overshoots the maximum
amplitude of the sting and is pulling the string with it
 This is because of inertia.
Soft Reflection and inertia in
the ring
 Because of inertia the ring overshoots the maximum
amplitude of the pulse and pulls the string along with it.
 This generates a reaction force that is exerted onto
the string by the ring.
 This is what causes a backward moving pulse that is
not inverted, known as a soft reflection.
 In this case, the incident pulse and the reflected pulse
are in phase.
Physics at Stanley Park!
 This is seen in waves:
 Think about the wave
as is it was a soft
reflection:
 The amplitude of the
wave when it hits the
sea wall is greater
then the amplitude of
the wave before
 The result is a big
splash!
Photo: vancouversun.com
Sources
 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-on-a-string
 Physics for Scientists and Engineers Revised Volume 1
By Hawkes, Iqbal, Mansour, Milner-Bolotin, and
Williams, pages 408 and 409
 Shutterstock.com
 Vancouversun.com
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Learning object by Itai Buxbaum

  • 1. Reflection and Transmission of Mechanical Waves LEARNING OBJECT- PHYS 101 By Itai Buxbaum 3/1/15 In this Learning Object, I will walk you through the key points in hard and soft reflection of mechanical waves using examples from the Phet Reflection of Waves simulation. Sources: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Revised Volume 1 (Hawkes, Iqbal, Mansour, Milner-Bolotin, and Williams) Phet Interactive Simulations by the University of Colorado Wave on a String Shutterstock.com
  • 2. Hard reflection Imagine you have a rope tied firmly to a support as such If you were to start a pulse at the other end, what would happen? Lets take a look.
  • 3. This is a video, please make sure to press the play button.
  • 4. Hard reflection- What is going on here? This is an application of Newton's Third Law of Motion: As we can see, the transverse pulse propagates through the string. The displacement of the incident pulse is upwards, so the string exerts an upwards force on the support when the pulse reaches the fixed end. But the support is rigid, so it exerts an equal and opposite reaction force on the string. The reaction force generates an inverted pulse that moves in the opposite direction. This is called a hard reflection.
  • 5. Phase When the wave reflects from the fixed end, the wave is inverted with respect to the incident wave. They are out of phase by radians because the incident and reflected waves cancel each other out at the rigid support which has zero displacement. That means that: when a wave is reflected from a fixed end, its phase constant change by radians
  • 6. Soft Reflection Now imagine that you had a string attached to a ring that was placed around rod. The idea is that the string is now free to move up and down, as it slides freely on the rod If you were to start a pulse at the other end, what would happen? Lets take a look.
  • 7. This is a video, please make sure to press the play button.
  • 8. Soft reflection- What is going on here? This is an example of reflection from a free end. The incident pulse exerts an upwards force on the ring, causing it to accelerate upwards. Notice- That the ring overshoots the maximum amplitude of the sting and is pulling the string with it This is because of inertia.
  • 9. Soft Reflection and inertia in the ring Because of inertia the ring overshoots the maximum amplitude of the pulse and pulls the string along with it. This generates a reaction force that is exerted onto the string by the ring. This is what causes a backward moving pulse that is not inverted, known as a soft reflection. In this case, the incident pulse and the reflected pulse are in phase.
  • 10. Physics at Stanley Park! This is seen in waves: Think about the wave as is it was a soft reflection: The amplitude of the wave when it hits the sea wall is greater then the amplitude of the wave before The result is a big splash! Photo: vancouversun.com
  • 11. Sources http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-on-a-string Physics for Scientists and Engineers Revised Volume 1 By Hawkes, Iqbal, Mansour, Milner-Bolotin, and Williams, pages 408 and 409 Shutterstock.com Vancouversun.com