Sunday, April 7, 2013

Experiment 3: Introduction to Waves


Introduction: The purpose of this lab is to examine the relationship between frequency and wavelength

Procedure: We decided to generate our wave at a length of 2,4,6,8, and 10 meters. We then measured the proper length of wave.
























We then shook the string, attempting to generate something similar to simple harmonic motion. We recorded the time it took to complete 20 oscillations.


Data: We found period by dividing the time it took to complete 20 oscillations by 20. We then found frequency by dividing 1 by the period


Analysis: Frequency seems to be inversely proportional to wavelength as one can see from this graph

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