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Wave Inteference

This Macromedia ShockWave applet illustrates visually the concept of interference of transversal waves. The user can set the shape of two wave and watch the interference pattern.

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Science and Technology / Physics / Oscillations and Waves / Waves

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 3, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 3, 2017
Author:: Pascal Renault
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: Unknown

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John Walkup (Staff)

25 years ago

The best thing about this applet is its simplicity. There are many applets on this topic available, and this one takes a fresh approach by allowing the user to set the initial conditions of the wave forms. If the other applets are not getting the idea of superposition across, this one may just do the trick.