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Lesson Plan: Lesson: Principle of Superposition Aim: Lesson Objectives

The lesson plan aims to teach students about the principle of superposition of waves. It includes two activities where students will learn about superposition using wave pulses and continuous waves, and understand how standing waves are formed by the superposition of two progressive waves. Students will observe transverse and longitudinal standing waves and compare characteristics of progressive and standing waves. The lesson will be introduced with examples, followed by a worksheet for students to complete. An extension activity encourages further research on the internet or in text references.

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Lesson Plan: Lesson: Principle of Superposition Aim: Lesson Objectives

The lesson plan aims to teach students about the principle of superposition of waves. It includes two activities where students will learn about superposition using wave pulses and continuous waves, and understand how standing waves are formed by the superposition of two progressive waves. Students will observe transverse and longitudinal standing waves and compare characteristics of progressive and standing waves. The lesson will be introduced with examples, followed by a worksheet for students to complete. An extension activity encourages further research on the internet or in text references.

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Lesson Plan

Lesson: Principle of superposition

Aim: To study the superposition of waves.

Lesson Objectives

In this lesson, students:


• explain the principle of superposition
• explain the formation of standing waves
• derive and interpret the standing wave equation
• distinguish between progressive and standing waves.

Assumed Prior Knowledge

Students should already be familiar with


• The progressive wave equation.
• The trigonometry formula for the sum of two sin functions.
• The equation v = f λ

Activity Descriptions

Activity 1
Types of superposition
Students learn the principle of superposition of waves using wave pulses, and then using continuous
waves.

Activity 2
Stationary Waves
Students understand the formation of stading wave by the superposition of two progressive waves.
Students observe the formation of transverse and longitudinal standing waves.
Students compare the characteristics of progressive and standing waves.
Development of Lesson
No. Step Strategy Resources

1 Introduction Teacher projects the • LCD Projector


introduction of the lesson. • Notebook
• Teacher gives examples • Courseware
of standing waves. Lesson 53
• Students give other
examples of standing
waves.

2 Summary of Teacher projects the lesson’s


Activity introduction.
• Students learn the
principle of superposition • LCD Projector
of waves using wave • Notebook
pulses, and then using • Courseware
continuous waves. Lesson 53
• Students understand the
formation of standing
wave by the
superposition of two
progressive waves.
• Students observe the
formation of transverse
and longitudinal standing
waves.
• Students compare the
characteristics of
progressive and standing
waves.

3 Worksheet Teacher distributes the • Printed copies of


worksheet to students. worksheet

• Students are required to


complete the worksheet.
• Class discussion of the
answers to the questions.

4 Extension Students are encouraged to look • Suggested


Activity for further information and websites
enhanced their understanding of
the topics taught by • Recommended
• Surfing the Internet using text references.
search engines like
Google , Yahoo and
others.
• Looking up text
references.
Worksheet Solutions

Question 1

8.0 cm
Wave 1

4.0 cm
Wave 2

4.0 cm Resultant wave


Question 2

(a)
20.0 cm

Wave 1

20.0 cm
Wave 2

40.0 cm

Resultant wave

(b) (i) Time t = 1.0 s

Wave 1

Wave 2

(ii) Resultant wave


Question 3

(a) 2π f = 5
Frequency f = 0.76 Hz

(b) At the nodes, amplitude = 0


cos 4x = 0
π 3π 5π
4x = , , , ….
2 2 2

x = 1.57 m, 4.71 m, 7.85 m,…

Distance between successive nodes = (4.71 – 1.57) m


= 3.14 m
(b) Wavelength = 2 x 3.14 m
= 6.28 m

Question 4

Progressive wave Standing wave


(a) Oscillations of neighbouring points Oscillations of points between two
are not in phase. successive nodes are in phase.
(b) Neighbouring points oscillate with Points between two successive
the same amplitude. nodes oscillate with the different
amplitudes.

Question 5

(i) Amplitude of the point B is smaller than that of A.


Amplitude of the point C is zero.
The points A and D have the same amplitude.

(ii) The points A and B are in phase.


The point C does not oscillate at all.
The points A and D are in antiphase.

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