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Wave phase reversal on reflection



My colleague asked if there were a good explanatiion for the phase
reversal when a wave reflects from a boundary where the new speed will be
less and not when going from slow to fast. I don't have one for her. Can
anyone help?

Ken Fox
AP/IB Physics Teacher
Smoky Hill High School, CO