Wave reflection
Learning objectives
- To illustrate how boundary conditions act on a signal.
- To describe the reflection process as the superposition of two progressive waves.
A study of the reflection of a wave travelling on a string when its end is either fixed or free to move.
Click and drag the cursor A to modify the amplitude of the wave.
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