Ripple Tank Simulation

home » Website Detail Page

Detail Page

written by Paul Falstad

The Wave Simulator can be used to create a wide range of demos with reflectors, lenses, cavities, and point sources. Common examples such as multiple source and multiple slit interference, Doppler effect, and beats are available, along with more advanced topics such as waves in confined geometries, wave scattering, and temperature gradients. Very little documentation on how to use the simulator is provided but the controls are self-explanatory.

http://www.falstad.com/ripple/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Acoustics - General - Wave Motion = Interference and Diffraction = Standing Waves	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- text/html - application/java - image/gif	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:: acoustic modes, interference, ripple tank, waveguide
Record Creator:: Date Metadata Instance was created June 26, 2003 by Juliette Rupert
Record Updated:: July 12, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Other Collections:: The PSRC

The Nucleus

The Physics Source

Post a new comment on this item

ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link

<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=148">Falstad, Paul. Ripple Tank Simulation.</a>

AIP Format

P. Falstad, , WWW Document, (http://www.falstad.com/ripple/).

AJP/PRST-PER

P. Falstad, Ripple Tank Simulation, <http://www.falstad.com/ripple/>.

APA Format

Falstad, P. (n.d.). Ripple Tank Simulation. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from http://www.falstad.com/ripple/

Chicago Format

Falstad, Paul. Ripple Tank Simulation. http://www.falstad.com/ripple/ (accessed 1 May 2025).

MLA Format

Falstad, Paul. Ripple Tank Simulation. 1 May 2025 <http://www.falstad.com/ripple/>.

BibTeX Export Format

@misc{ Author = "Paul Falstad", Title = {Ripple Tank Simulation}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {1 May 2025}, Year = {} }

Refer Export Format

%A Paul Falstad %T Ripple Tank Simulation %U http://www.falstad.com/ripple/ %O text/html

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Falstad, Paul %T Ripple Tank Simulation %V 2025 %N 1 May 2025 %9 text/html %U http://www.falstad.com/ripple/

Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.