Posted: September 23, 2010
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Play with the values to see the different wave forms (speed, wavelength, frequency, etc). The interference examples shown in class are below:
Standing Wave
f(x,t) = 2.5*sin(2.0*x + 8.0*t)
g(x,t) = 2.5*sin(2.0*x - 8.0*t)
Beat
f(x,t) = 3.5*sin(8.5*x - 25.0*t)
g(x,t) = 2.5*sin(9.5*x - 5.0*t)
Walking Waves
f(x,t) = 4.0*sin(8.0*x - 10.0*t)
g(x,t) = 2.0*sin(10.5*x + 10.0*t)