Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
PHY231 Fall 1997

Lecture 36: November 24

Homework Set 12 due before class

Reading before class: C/J 17.4 & 17.6

Topics and Concepts

• Beats
• Transverse standing waves
• Harmonics, normal modes, overtones
• Longitudinal standing waves

Equations

Demonstrations

• Flametube

Examples

• Guitar (C/J example 5, page 534)
• Flute (C/J example 7, page 537)  

Transparencies

• Fig. 17.4
• Fig. 17.6
• Fig. 17.7

Reading for next class: C/J

PHY 231

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