Physics 2210 Preflight 14
Closed. Preflights are due at 10 AM on Tuesdays.
The reading assignment for this week would be to finish my lecture notes labeled "PDE", and/or Boas sections 7.12, 13.1 and 13.3
A common physics example involves a square conducting plate, where we solve for temperature T(x,y) everywhere in the plate (satisfying Laplace's equation) subject to some boundary conditions (namely, temperature all around the edges). When you separate variables, T(x,y)=X(x)Y(y), you have to decide whether X(x) will get the "sinusoidal" solution and Y(y) the "exponential", or vice versa.
For the boundary conditions shown in the figure above, tell us which function, X(x) or Y(y) should get the sinusoidal behavior:
X(x) is the sinusoidal one here
Y(y) is the sinusoidal one here
It makes no difference, you can pick either way.
Both need to be sinusoidal here.
Neither should be sinusoidal here (we should use the "separation constant=0" solution)
More information is needed to decide
(not answered)
Briefly, explain your reasoning.
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A student trying to solve Laplace's equation,
writes down a trial (separated) function
For the trial solution that the student has chosen, would k and k' be related to each other, or would they be arbitrary constants? (Choose one)
Related to each other
Arbitrary constants (not related to each other)
Not enough information
(not answered)
Please explain your answer. If you said k and k' were related, how are they related and how did you decide? If you said they are arbitrary, how did you decide?
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Consider two functions of time. Both are small impulses (a square "blip" of length T0, as shown in the figure ), but the first lasts for 1 second, and the second lasts for 2 seconds.
When you Fourier transform these two f(t)'s you will find the "spectrum" of different frequencies required to build up the impulses.
Which spectrum will cover a wider range of frequencies?
You get a wider range of frequencies for the "2 second long" pulse
You get a wider range of frequencies for the "1 second long" pulse
Both pulses will have roughly equal ranges of frequencies
More information is needed (like, which impulse is taller!)
(not answered)
Briefly, explain your reasoning
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