Circular Membrane Applet

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written by Paul Falstad

This applet simulates a circular membrane which can be 'poked' or 'struck' with the mouse. Normal modes, one or several, can be selected. The membrane can be viewed in 2-D or 3-D, with color or without, solid or wireframe. Simulation speed, damping and base frequency for sound are adjustable. The sound version of the applet only works in Windows and with Microsoft Java VM. A second applet is available for Netscape/Sun Java.

Please note that this resource requires at most version Microsoft VM for sound of Java.

http://www.falstad.com/circosc/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations - Wave Motion	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Graduate/Professional - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: The source code is available.
Keywords:: circular membrane, drumhead, normal modes, vibrational modes
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 17, 2004 by Melanie Carter
Record Updated:: April 9, 2005 by Melanie Carter

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Falstad, P. (n.d.). Circular Membrane Applet. Retrieved September 8, 2024, from http://www.falstad.com/circosc/

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Falstad, Paul. Circular Membrane Applet. http://www.falstad.com/circosc/ (accessed 8 September 2024).

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