HMC
Transverse Pulses and Waves

Pulse on a Rope - 3B10.10  

PulseRope2 Pulse Rope1

- A long rope runs the length of two lecture benches.
- One end is attached to a support Rod and the other end to a pulse generator.
- Vary the tension to vary the speed of the pulse.

Location: Galileo F 


Wave Model by Wave Machine – 3B10.30

WaveMachine 

- Thin rods are mounted on a fine wire that twists easily;
- Displace the rod at one end to create a torsion pulse or wave.

Location: Galileo F