1. 16.1 Propagation of a Disturbance
16.1 Pulse traveling to the right y (x, t) = ƒ(x – vt)
16.2 Pulse traveling to the left y (x, t) = ƒ(x + vt)

2. 16.2 The Traveling Wave Model
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.7
16.8 Angular wave number

3. 16.2 The Traveling Wave Model, cont.
16.9 Angular frequency
16.10 Wave function for a y = A sin (k x – wt)
sinusoidal wave
16.11
16.12 Speed of a sinusoidal wave v = l ƒ
16.13 General expression for a y = A sin (k x – wt + f)

4. 16.2 The Traveling Wave Model, cont.
16.14
16.15
vy, max = wA
ay, max = w2A

5. 16.3 The Speed of Waves on Strings
16.18 Speed of a wave on a
stretched string

6. 16.5 Rate of Energy Transfer by Sinusoidal Waves on Strings
dK = ½ (m dx) vy2
El = Ul + Kl = ½mw2A 2l
16.21 Power of a wave

7. 16.6 The Linear Wave Equation
16.22
16.23
16.24

8. 16.6 The Linear Wave Equation, cont.
16.25
16.26 Linear wave equation for a
string
16.27 Linear wave equation in
general