← Science & Mathematics Labs
10 simulators

Waves

Frequency, interference & resonance — the shared physics behind transverse, longitudinal and sound waves.

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Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves

Compare side-to-side rope-wave motion against slinky-style compression and rarefaction driven by the same source.

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Frequency, Wavelength & Speed

Adjust frequency and speed and watch wavelength update live through the wave equation v = fλ.

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Amplitude & Energy

See how wave energy and power scale with the square of amplitude on a live energy bar and pulsing power indicator.

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Wave Superposition

Overlay two waves and watch constructive and destructive interference build the summed waveform in real time.

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Standing Waves

Drive a string fixed at both ends and find the harmonic modes where nodes and antinodes lock into place.

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Resonance

Drive a damped oscillator near its natural frequency and watch amplitude build sharply on a live response curve.

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Doppler Effect

Move a wave source past a stationary observer and see wavefronts compress and stretch, shifting observed frequency.

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Beats

Combine two close frequencies and watch the amplitude envelope pulse at the beat frequency.

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Sound Waves in Air

Watch air molecules bunch into compressions and spread into rarefactions as a pressure wave propagates.

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Wave Reflection & Refraction at Boundaries

Send a pulse toward a boundary and compare fixed-end, free-end and medium-change reflection and transmission.

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