Waves and Interference

Learning Goal 6.1: I understand how waves interact with each other and with boundaries.

This past week we learned about constructive and destructive interference, as well as standing waves. Worksheet 6.1 helped me strengthen my understanding of the two types of interference. With standing waves. we observed their harmonic wavelengths and also related them to the fundamental wave equation. We also looked at sound waves and tones, which I found a bit confusing.

1st Week of Unit 6

Learning Goal 6.1: I understand how waves interact with each other and with boundaries.

In our first week of Unit 6, we started looking into wave interactions. We learned how waves behave at boundaries as well how two waves interact with each other through using different slinkies. We looked at how the wave interactions differed when it was a longitudinal wave or a transverse wave. Later in the week, we learned about constructive and destructive interference. One concept I have some confusion with is how waves change when moving from one medium to another, but I think I'll better understand it after doing worksheet 6.1.