PASCO Longitudinal Wave Machine

 

Code Number: 3B20.30

Demo Title: Waves - Longitudinal Waves - PASCO model

Condition: Good

Principle: Longitudinal Waves and Standing Waves

Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics

Equipment: 

PASCO Longitudinal Wave Machine

Procedure:

Pulse the rods from one end.   A slow large movement works best. 

DO NOT move the rods fast enough that they hit together and chip the paint on the tips. 

References:

  • "Correction: Walter L. Trikosko, Thomas O. Callaway, "Apparatus for Demonstrating Longitudinal Wave Pulses,", TPT, Vol. 49, # 6, Sept. 2011, p. 325.
  • Walter Trikosko, Thomas Callaway, "Apparatus for Demonstrating Longitudinal Wave Pulse", TPT, Vol. 49, # 5, May 2011, p. 312.
  • D. Easton, "Grain Field Waves", TPT, Vol. 23, # 3, March 1985, p. 156.
  • Gerald Hart, Bruno Jensen, "Magnetic-Coupled Longitudinal Analog", AJP, Vol. 50, # 6, June 1982, p. 569.

 

3B20.30 - Longitudinal Wave Machine - PASCO