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ERIC Number: EJ1004654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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A Fresh Look at Longitudinal Standing Waves on a Spring
Rutherford, Casey
Physics Teacher, v51 n1 p22-24 Jan 2013
Transverse standing waves produced on a string, as shown in Fig. 1, are a common demonstration of standing wave patterns that have nodes at both ends. Longitudinal standing waves can be produced on a helical spring that is mounted vertically and attached to a speaker, as shown in Fig. 2, and used to produce both node-node (NN) and node-antinode (NA) standing waves. The resonant frequencies of the two standing wave patterns are related with theory that is accessible to students in algebra-based introductory physics courses, and actual measurements show good agreement with theoretical predictions. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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