Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 ib Paper 1 2A Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 ib Paper 2 16A b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-06
The method of images for the Neumann boundary conditions extends evenly through zero and then with period . Define the triangular waveThe formulas agree at their endpoints. It is even, -periodic, and agrees with on . Its Fourier cosine series has the coefficients in part (a). The cosine product identity then gives the D'Alembert formulaIt is the average of two oppositely traveling reflected waves. For , the sketch rises from zero at even multiples of to at odd multiples; for it is reflected vertically, and for it is zero.
Even periodic extension of the initial displacement for the Neumann wave equation
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