Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 23.2, Problem 2bTH
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Whether reflection between springs at the boundary is more like a reflection from a fixed end or reflection from the free end.
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Tutorials in Introductory Physics
Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1THCh. 23.1 - In the spaces provided belowright, carefully draw...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2bTHCh. 23.1 - We begin by considering the forces exerted on a...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 3bTHCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3cTHCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3dTHCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3eTHCh. 23.1 - Prob. 4THCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1TH
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 2aTHCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2bTHCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2cTHCh. 23.2 - Prob. 3aTHCh. 23.2 - Prob. 3bTHCh. 23.2 - Prob. 3cTHCh. 23.2 - The figure at right has several errors. How many...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 1aTHCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1bTHCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1cTHCh. 23.3 - For each of the periodic functions below, indicate...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 2THCh. 23.3 - Use trigonometry to determine the mathematical...Ch. 23.3 - Starting from the equation that you wrote above,...Ch. 23.3 - Suppose the speed of the refracted wave were half...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 3dTHCh. 23.4 - A long, thin steel wire is cut in half, and each...Ch. 23.4 - A long, thin steel wire is cut in half, and each...Ch. 23.4 - A long, thin steel wire is cut in half, and each...Ch. 23.4 - Consider an instant when the fields are nonzero at...Ch. 23.4 - How would your answers to parta be different if...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 3TH
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