Oscillations and Waves > Waves > Reflection and Refraction
DCS# 3B25.10
REFLECTION FROM FIXED AND FREE END
APPARATUS
transverse wave machine
202-17-C
alligator clip on stand
202-17-C
dashpot
202-17-C
DESCRIPTION
Send a short pulse along the wave machine and observe its reflection. The other end can be free, held fixed with an alligator clip, or damped.
To show impedance matching, connect the short-rod section of the wave machine to the long-rod section, with the tapered section in between:
REFERENCE
Meiners 18-2.1