Mechanical Engineering

As mentioned earlier, a wave is an energy transport phenomenon that transports energy along a medium without…

The nature of a wave was discussed in Lesson 1 of this unit. In that lesson, it…

The Anatomy of a Wave A transverse wave is a wave in which the particles of the…

Waves come in many shapes and forms. While all waves share some basic characteristic properties…

So waves are everywhere. But what makes a wave a wave? What characteristics, properties, or behaviors are shared…

Waves and Wavelike Motion Waves are everywhere. Whether we recognize it or not, we encounter…

In a previous part of this lesson, the motion of a mass attached to a spring…

A simple pendulum consists of a relatively massive object hung by a string from a…

A vibrating object is wiggling about a fixed position. Like the mass on a spring…

Vibrations Vibrational Motion Things wiggle. They do the back and forth. They vibrate; they shake; they…