Zona Land: Wave Interference 2

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written by Edward Zobel

This applet demonstrates basic wave superposition. The user can select two sinusoidal waveforms and view the resulting wave on a string as they move towards the middle in opposite directions. The user can select to view each of the individual waves, the sum, or both. The simulation can be slowed down to help the user examine the phenomenon more closely.

http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/interference/waveI...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Wave Motion = Interference and Diffraction	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Activity = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1997 Edward A. Zobel
Keywords:: constructive, destructive, interference, superposition, wave, wave application, waves
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 24, 2008 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated:: August 14, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 1, 2006
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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