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Transmission of a Wave Through Dense Media

Transmission of a Wave Through Dense Media

An applet demonstrating reflection and refraction of a wave striking a boundary. User defines either an s-wave or p-wave, and the respective indexes of refraction.
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 11, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:
March 19, 2001
Author:
 
Submitter:
John Walkup
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Java Applet
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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John Walkup
John Walkup (Staff)
25 years ago
Applet provides a better qualitative understanding of why waves reflect and
refract when encountering a different medium.