Monday, October 21, 2013

practice pre-quiz

To prep for Thursday's quiz:

1.  Consider a string, 0.2-m long.  The fundamental frequency of this string is 40 Hz.
a.  Draw the first 3 harmonics.
b.  Calculate the wavelengths, frequencies and speeds of the first 3 harmonics.

2.  What is the frequency of an 89.7 MHz radio wave?

3.  Pendulum problem.  Find the period of a 10-m long pendulum.

4.  What is the difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves.  Give examples.

5.  Consider concert A, vibrating at 440 Hz.  What are the frequencies of:  the next 2 octaves above this note, and the octave below it.


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