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written by Edward Zobel
This item is a tutorial on the fundamentals of waves.  Topics include wave properties and phenomena, types of waves, wave interference, and more.  The section on interference includes simple animations of constructive and destructive interference, which can be played in slow motion to allow users to visualize the phenomena before attempting more difficult wave simulations.

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Waves and Pendula
- General
- Wave Motion
= Interference and Diffraction
= Longitudinal Pulses and Waves
= Standing Waves
= Transfer of Energy in Waves
= Transverse Pulses and Waves
- High School
- Middle School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Model
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- application/flash
- model/vrml
- text/html
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Restriction: © 2006 Edward A. Zobel
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Keywords: Huygens' Principle, collection, constructive interference, destructive interference, simulation, wave addition, wave interference, waves
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Record Updated: Jun 14, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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E. Zobel, (2006), WWW Document, (http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html).
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E. Zobel, Zona Land: Waves (2006), <http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html>.
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Zobel, E. (2007, January 1). Zona Land: Waves. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html
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Zobel, Edward. Zona Land: Waves. January 1, 2007. http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html (accessed 17 March 2025).
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Zobel, Edward. Zona Land: Waves. 2006. 1 Jan. 2007. 17 Mar. 2025 <http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Edward Zobel", Title = {Zona Land: Waves}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {17 March 2025}, Month = {January 1, 2007}, Year = {2006} }
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