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This high school physics tutorial provides an introduction to standing waves.  The site contains a description of such waves and related features such as nodes, antinodes, and interference.  The site presents several simulations that demonstrate harmonics and their associated wave patterns.
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Oscillations & Waves
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- Oscillations
- Wave Motion
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- Lower Undergraduate
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harmonic, interference, node, pattern, standing, wave
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Metadata instance created October 19, 2006 by Ann Deml
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