1.6.13 · D1 · HinglishOscillations & Waves

FoundationsMechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

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1.6.13 · D1 · Physics › Oscillations & Waves › Mechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

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0. "Displacement" kya hota hai? (pehli picture)

Kisi bhi formula se pehle, humein ek particle ke apni rest jagah se jaane aur wapas aane ka idea chahiye.

Ek akele dot ki picture socho jo ek hi height par baithna pasand karta hai — yahi uska equilibrium (rest) position hai. Use thoda sa dhakka do, aur woh dur chala jaata hai, phir ek restoring force use wapas kheenchti hai, woh overshoot karta hai, phir wapas aata hai... woh oscillate karta hai. Yahi bilkul Simple Harmonic Motion hai — yahi engine har wave ke andar chupta rehta hai.

Figure — Mechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

1. Position aur time — symbols aur

Displacement akele kaafi nahi. Humein batana hoga kaun sa particle aur kab.

Kyunki dono par depend karta hai — kahan dekh rahe ho aur kab dekh rahe ho — hum ise likhte hain — padho "y as a function of x and t". Brackets ka bas matlab hai "y in chezon par depend karta hai."

Figure — Mechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

2. Amplitude — symbol


3. Sine function — yeh hi shape kyun?

Parent note achanak likhta hai. Yeh kahan se aaya?

Figure — Mechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

Woh angle jo hum mein daalte hain use phase kehte hain — yeh batata hai circle mein kitni door (dance mein kitna andar) particle abhi hai.


4. Oscillation ki ghadi — , , aur

Sine repeat karta hai. Humein words chahiye ki yeh kitni tezi se repeat karta hai. Teen symbols, teeno ek hi baat teen alag tarike se keh rahe hain.

Toh source particle ki motion, , plain words mein: "height = amplitude baar sine of (time tak dance mein kitni door pahunche)."


5. Wavelength aur wave number — aur

Time freeze karo (photograph slice). Shape space mein bhi repeat karta hai.

Figure — Mechanical waves — transverse and longitudinal

6. Wave speed — symbol


7. Woh tools jo describe karte hain ki medium kaise resist karta hai

Parent (tension), , , , use karta hai. Har ek ek tug-of-war ka aadha hissa hai: kuch jo particle ko wapas kheenchta hai (elasticity) versus kuch jo motion badlne se rokta hai (inertia).


8. Rate-of-change symbols — aur slope

Parent likhta hai aur "slope" ki baat karta hai. Steepness ke do ideas.


Prerequisite map

Simple harmonic motion = sine dance

Displacement y of x and t

Spinning point on a circle

Sine as height

Time slice gives T f omega

Space slice gives lambda k

Wave speed v equals f lambda

Restoring over inertia

Travelling wave equation

Particle velocity from d y d t

Slope from d y d x


Equipment checklist

Daayein side cover karo. Agar tum bina dekhey har ek bata sako, toh parent note ke liye ready ho.

Symbol ka plain words mein kya matlab hai?
Position par particle ka displacement uski rest spot se, time par.
Ek wave sine use kyun karta hai, koi aur curve kyun nahi?
Kyunki har particle SHM karta hai, aur SHM exactly ek circle par ghoomte hue point ki height hai — ek sine.
ki physical picture kya hai?
Unit circle par ghoomte hue point ki centre ke upar height.
, , aur ko relate karo.
aur .
kya hai, aur usse kaise banta hai?
space-repeat distance hai; har metre mein milne wala phase hai.
aur dono ek sine ke andar kyun aate hain?
Dono angles hain — time ko angle mein badalta hai, distance ko angle mein — toh unhe add kiya ja sakta hai.
Har wave-speed formula ke peeche ka pattern batao.
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aur wave speed mein kya fark hai?
ek particle ki upar-neeche speed hai (har instant badlti hai); shape ki constant speed hai.
Slope aur particle velocity ko kya connect karta hai?
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