ENGR 626 Wave Propagation Analysis
Wave equations describe the motion of energy away from a disturbance the way that Newton's second law describes the motion of masses exposed to forces. In this class a variety of mechanical wave equations are derived and Fourier techniques are used to examine wave motion through space. Both the integral form and discreet Fourier analysis are used extensively to examine propagation phenomena including dispersion and diffraction. Concepts studied here are directly related to electromagnetic waves.