Wave reflection

Learning objectives

  • To illustrate how boundary conditions act on a signal.
  • To describe the reflection process as the superposition of two progressive waves.

A study of the reflection of a wave travelling on a string when its end is either fixed or free to move.

Click and drag the cursor A to modify the amplitude of the wave.

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