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This interactive simulation allows users to explore the properties of waves. Wave sources and mediums are provided for water, sound, and light so users can compare the behavior of different types of waves. Options include a stopwatch and ruler to measure the waves directly, along with moveable detectors and customizable slit widths and spacings to allow users to watch the interference patterns over time. All three options, water, sound, and light, allow users to select between one and two sources, and up to two slits.

This simulation is part of a large and growing collection. It has been designed using principles from physics education research and refined based on student interviews.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Technology
= Multimedia
Optics
- Interference
= Interference From Two Sources
Oscillations & Waves
- Wave Motion
= Interference and Diffraction
= Interference and Diffraction of Sound
Quantum Physics
- Probability, Waves, and Interference
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Categories Intended Users Ratings
- Pedagogy
- Learners
- Educators
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application/javascript
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https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/wa…
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Free access
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© 2005 PHET and University of Colorado
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Keywords:
double slit, interference pattern, light, single slit, sound, water
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created October 22, 2006 by Gifford Weber
Record Updated:
November 10, 2021 by Bruce Mason
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August 11, 2006
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, Version 1.01 (PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference).
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference, Version 1.01 (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference>.
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. (2006, August 11). Retrieved December 5, 2024, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference
Chicago Format
PhET. PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference (accessed 5 December 2024).
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. Vers. 1.01. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 11 Aug. 2006. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-interference>.
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@misc{ Title = {PhET Simulation: Wave Interference}, Publisher = {PhET}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {5 December 2024}, Month = {August 11, 2006}, Year = {2005} }
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