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Task 1 : WAVE PROPAGATION

1. Wave

Wave is a propagation sympton of vibration source / harrasement. Waves will continue to

occur if this vibration source vibrating continuously. Waves carry energy from one place to
another. A simple example of a wave, when we tied one end of the rope to a pole, and one
end of the rope again shaken, it will form a lot of hills and valleys on the ropes shaken earlier,
this is called a wave.

2. Type of wave

Although there is a lot of example about wave type arround our environment, but wave
had classified in several group to help us knowing a various type of wave. Wave have
classified based on its medium propagation, vibrate and propagation direction, and its
amplitude

2.1.Based on medium propagation.

Not every moving objects need medium to move itself in different place. It so does wave
movement. Wave have two different type of wave based on it , they are mecanic wave and
electromagnetic wave

a. Mechanic wave

Mechanic wave is wave that need a medium when its propagation process occur. It
mean, there won’t be wave formation. Most of the wave in this type is we can know it
by our senses.There are many example like, sea wave, sound wave, etc.

b. Electromagnetic wave

Electromagnetic waves are waves in the propagation process does not require a
medium (intermediary substance). This means that these waves can propagate under
any circumstances without requiring medium. Examples are light waves that continue
to exist and does not require an intermediary agent.

2.2.Based on vibrate and propagation direction

Based on vibrate and propagation direction, wave divied in two types, they are
transversal wave and longitudinal wave.

a. Transversal wave

Transverse waves are waves which direction of vibration perpendicular to its

direction propagation. Vibration shape in the form of valleys and hills.
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For example, If two people stand facing each other and holding slinki among them,
followed by a single person moving their hands up and down to create waves in
slinki. This is one method of transference. Radio waves, water, ropes and other
electromagnetic waves are transverse waves example.

b. Longitudinal wave

Longitudinal waves(l-waves) are waves which its direction of propagation parallel

to the direction of vibration. Form of vibrations os density and strain

Longitudinal waves require a medium to be able to walk. Mechanical longitudinal

waves are also called compressional waves or compression waves, because of
their ability to generate compression and smoothing as it moves through the
medium. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal wave types. Another example
of longitudinal waves include P-seismic waves created by explosions and
earthquakes. Specific electromagnetic waves when the plasma or confined spaces
can be called longitudinal waves.

2.3.Based on its amplitude

a. Moving wave
Moving wave is wave amplitude is fixed at any point through which the waves,
like waves on a string.
b. Stationery wave
Stationey wave is wave that have a amplitude in each second , such as waves on a
guitar string is plucked.

3. Wave properties
Every moving object have different character. In our case, wave also have several
character that make its different with other object. Waves can be reflected, refracted,
combined/interferented, difracted, and polarized
3.1. Reflection
Wave reflection is a reversal of the direction of propagation because it hit a hard
object. In the wave reflection, law of wave reflection applies, it sounds:
1. Large angle of arrival of the wave equals the angle of reflection waves.
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2. The waves come, the reflected wave, and normal lines lie in one plane.

Several example is some light that hit a mirror, sun light that hit quiet water

3.2.Refraction
wave refraction occurs when the wave propagates past the two mediums of different
density, then suffered a deflection.

Example of this character is whe we put a pencil in a glass of water, some part of
pencil in a glass like cut off and disconnected
3.3.Interference

The combination of a wave when there is a wave with a frequency and phase
difference each other. Results will be no second wave interference, which is
constructive (mutually reinforcing) and destructive (weaken each other). Constructive
Interference occurs when two waves meet at the same phase, whereas destructive
interference occurs when two waves meet at the opposite phase.
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3.4.Difraction

Diffracted wave is distorting / deployment wave if the wave through the cracks.
Symptoms of diffraction will be more apparent if the gap is more narrow pass.

3.5. Dispertion

Dispersion is the spreading waveform as it propagates through a medium. Dispersion will

not occur in the sound waves that propagate through air or a vacuum. Medium to maintain
the waveform called non dispersion medium.

3.6.Polarization

Polarization is partially absorb incident wave vibration direction so that only have one
direction only. Polarization will only occur on a transverse wave, since the wave direction
in accordance with the direction of polarization, and vice versa, will be absorbed when
the wave direction is not in accordance with the polarization direction of the gap.