Lecture Topics
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* Symmetry
* Infinitely long system
* Boundary conditions
* Wave equations
Lecture Video: Translation Symmetry
Prof. Lee introduces the concept of “boundary conditions” which enables us to solve a finite system using the general solution of an infinitely long system. In the end of the lecture, a wave equation is derived in the continuous limit.
Lecture Notes
Typed Notes for Lecture 8 (PDF - 1.2MB)
Handwritten Notes for Lecture 8 (PDF - 1.9MB)
Textbook Reading
Chapter 5: Waves (PDF - 1.4MB) (section 5.3 to end)
Chapter 6: Continuum Limit and Fourier Series (PDF - 1.2MB) (through section 6.1)
In-class Demonstrations
| HOW IT’S DONE | SEE IT IN THE LECTURE |
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| Bell Labs Wave Machine |
Related Resources
Video: Wave on a String from PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder