ࡱ> 8:7b jbjb $ hh ....dddd p   , Rn% Q a ^ % ..v  .l .... ,  F6d  0 f f California Physics Standard 4c Send comments to: layton@physics.ucla.edu 4. Waves have characteristic properties that do not depend on the type of wave. As a basis for understanding this concept: c. Students know how to solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. This standard seems largely to focus on having the student use a formula. However, do make sure your students understand that in a uniform medium, waves travel at a speed that is independent of amplitude, wavelength and frequency. Also, take some time to make sure they understand the meaning of amplitude, wavelength (l) and frequency (f). The relationship v = f l can be used to solve such problems. Notice that amplitude does not influence wave speed. Frequency, f, is measured in hertz, which is another name for sec-1 or, cycles per second. When the wavelength, l, is measured in meters and the frequency in hertz, the wave speed will be in meter/sec. (Some teachers call the above relationship  the wave equation. Actually the wave equation is quit a different animal and is usually not encountered until college courses in physics.) It is interesting to consider what happens when a wave suddenly encounters a medium with a different wave velocity. This frequently happens when light passes from air into water or even when an ocean wave passes over a reef. Illustrated below is a representation of a transverse wave (perhaps light) that suddenly encounters a medium in which the wave speed is less.  What the illustration does not show is that there will always be a reflection when a wave suddenly encounters a different substance. When light passes from air to glass, we always see a reflection at the surface. Example Problem: Assume sounds travels in air at about 1100 ft/sec. and about 4 times faster in water. A very loud siren produces a frequency of 660 Hz near a swimming pool. Although most of the sound energy will be reflected at the surface of the water, find the following: a. What is the wavelength of the sound in air? b. What is the frequency of the sound under the water? c. What is the wavelength of sound in the water? d. Discuss any experience you may have had listening to a sound in air and then listening to the same sound under water. This simple problem gives the student an opportunity to use v = f l and should help to point out that although wavelength changes when a wave moves into a medium with a different velocity, the frequency will remain the same.  High wave speed medium Lower wave speed It is important to appreciate that the frequency does not change. If the wave speed in the new medium is less, the wavelength will be correspondingly smaller. In the illustration, as the velocity slows, the wavelength decreases. 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