Impedance with the Wave Machine – 3B25.10

- Thin rods are mounted on a fine wire that twists easily.
- Displace the rod at one end to create a torsion pulse or wave.
- Sets of rods of different lengths are connected to show reflection and refraction with matched or unmatched impedances

Location: Galileo F

Reflection with the Wave Machine – 3B25.20

- Send a single pulse down to the wave machine
- Watch the reflected pulse.
- Repeat with the end clamped.

Location: Galileo F