Physics is about studying how the universe works, and since you're in it, it's really about understanding you and the world you live in. Hopefully you'll find this very interesting! Seek to improve your learning by polishing each portfolio objective, each online text assignment, and then by noticing physics in your life!

Monday, April 6, 2015

Adding waves (and subtracting?)

So what happens when two waves meet?  (Sounds like a start to a poem or song)

Here's some neat samples:  CLICK HERE
two wave pulses traveling in opposite directions combine through simple addition as they pass through each other


We get wave summation - which can result in some neat things like noise cancelling headphones, rogue waves, and just for phun if we absorb all the sound waves, you get the quietest room in the world...
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rogue+waves




stay tuned, and we'll be looking into beats and instrument tuning soon...