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Wave Maker

Read a wave's equation, then set the shaker to make that wave. Watch the beads bob.

Physics · Class 11 · The wave equation · 9 simulations. For JEE, NEET and your boards.

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What you'll learn

  1. Move the pulse: A travelling pulse: y = f(x − vt)
  2. Which way, how fast: Speed and way from f(bx + ct)
  3. Height at a moment: Height at a place and a time: put both in
  4. Copy the wave: Read a sine wave: y = A sin(ωt − kx)
  5. Phase gap to speed: Phase gap to wavelength: λ = 360° × Δx / Δφ
  6. The bead's velocity: A bead's velocity: v = Aω cos(ωt − kx)
  7. Keep pace: Bead speed against wave speed: Aω = ω/k
  8. Power down the line: Power of a wave: P = ½ μ v ω² A²
  9. Double the shake: Scaling the power: P ∝ A² f²