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written by Barney Taylor
This Java applet shows the addition of two waves interacting on a string. One has a fixed amplitude of +2 and travels to the right; the amplitude of the second wave may be adjusted by the user (full, half or zero and positive or negative) and travels to the left.  This simulation was developed for introductory physics to promote understanding of the Superposition Principle.  It is appropriate for use in high school and lower-level undergraduate introductory physics.

This item is part of a larger collection of Java applets by the same author.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves
- Wave Motion
= Interference and Diffraction
- High School
- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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- Learners
- application/java
- text/html
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© 2004 Miami University, Ohio
Keywords:
Java applet, Superposition Principle, interactive simulation, interference, reflection and refraction, simulation, wave addition, wave applet, wave motion, wave power, wave simulation
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Metadata instance created March 22, 2009 by Caroline Hall
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April 2, 2015 by Bruce Mason
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November 4, 2007
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Posted: April 2, 2015 at 2:14PM
Source: The PSRC collection

http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm

Miami University in Ohio? Go figure.

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B. Taylor, (2004), WWW Document, (http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm).
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B. Taylor, Wave Phenomena Simulations: Pulse Addition Applet (2004), <http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm>.
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Taylor, B. (2007, November 4). Wave Phenomena Simulations: Pulse Addition Applet. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm
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Taylor, Barney. Wave Phenomena Simulations: Pulse Addition Applet. November 4, 2007. http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm (accessed 25 April 2024).
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Taylor, Barney. Wave Phenomena Simulations: Pulse Addition Applet. 2004. 4 Nov. 2007. 25 Apr. 2024 <http://physics.ham.miamioh.edu/waveapplets/pulseadd.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "Barney Taylor", Title = {Wave Phenomena Simulations: Pulse Addition Applet}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {25 April 2024}, Month = {November 4, 2007}, Year = {2004} }
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