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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.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4545">PhET. PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006.</a>
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, Version 1.01 (PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference).
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference, Version 1.01 (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference>.
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. (2006, August 11). Retrieved March 22, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference
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PhET. PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference (accessed 22 March 2025).
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PhET Simulation: Wave Interference. Vers. 1.01. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 11 Aug. 2006. 22 Mar. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference>.
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@misc{
Title = {PhET Simulation: Wave Interference},
Publisher = {PhET},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {22 March 2025},
Month = {August 11, 2006},
Year = {2005}
}
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