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In this interactive simulation students can learn how to make waves of all different shapes by adding up sines or cosines. They can create waves in space and time and measure their wavelengths and periods. Changing the amplitudes of different harmonics changes the waves. Last, students can compare different mathematical expressions for their waves. Teaching tips, related lesson plans, and activities are also available.
The page also contains a teacher's guide as well as user-submitted idea and activities for use with this simulation.
This page 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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