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Title Wave Modeling and Wave addition (Inquiry Based)
Description I have divided the learning goals into two activities. 1 Wave Representation Learning Goals: Students will be able to think about waves as a function of time, space or space-time and explain why waves might be represented in these different ways. 2 Superposition of Waves Learning Goals: Students will be able to: Define harmonic, determine the relationship between the harmonics; Explain the relationship between harmonics and the corresponding wave function; Predict what happens when more than one wave is present. These activities are designed to follow my activity using Waves on a String
Subject Physics
Level High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Lab
Duration 120 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Graphing, function, math, phet activity, sine, superposition
Simulation(s) Fourier: Making Waves

Author(s) Trish Loeblein
Contact Email patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu
School / Organization PhET CU Boulder
Date submitted 2/9/06
Date updated 7/7/13

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