Physics 273/273H - Introductory Physics : Waves
Prof. Belloni - Spring 2014
Course information:
Announcements:
- Interested in participating in a weekly study group? Please
contact Courtney Cromartie at cjohns18@gmailSPAMNOT.com
for information
Homeworks:
Formula sheets for exams:
Lecture Notes:
- Simple Harmonic Oscillator and
small oscillations
- Complex analysis, forced
oscillator
- Damped oscillator, energy, Q
factor, forced oscillator with damping, transients; power transfer, symmetries of
equation of motion
- LC and LCR circuits, phasors,
electrical impedances; energy
in LCR, underdamped/overdamped/critically damped oscillations
- Coupled oscillators; matrix formulation, forced
coupled oscillators
- Loaded string, wave equation
- Fourier series
- Fourier series in complex notation, Fourier transform, travelling waves
- Mechanical impedance, energy transport, transmission lines; transmission and reflection: mechanical string vs. transmission line
- Dispersion, phase velocity, group velocity
- Midterm #2 review
- Interference and diffraction; more on interference and diffraction
- Maxwell's equations and EM waves; polarization
- Extra: non-linear oscillators
- Final review; also check the notes on normal modes, impedance, and dispersion
David Morin's Oscillation and Waves typeset notes: