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Physlet by Wolfgang
Christian
webPhysics, Davidson College
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Instructions on how to use the animation
below-
- The sources (red discs)-
- Drag the discs in order to change their location
- As you drag the sources, their x and y coordinates will appear
in a yellow box in the lower left hand corner of the animation
- Click on the button marked "Add" to produce one
or more additional sources.
- Click on the button marked "Delete" to delete
all of the sources
- The waves-
- The wavelength of the waves emitted by the sources can be set by
typing the desired value into the box marked "Wavelength"
and then clicking on the button marked "Set Wavelength"
- Click on "Show Amplitude" to view an animation
which displays the total amplitude of the waves produced by the
sources
- Click on "Show Intensity" to view an animation
which displays the total intensity of the waves produced by the
sources
- Other-
- Click on "Stop" to pause the animation and
forward to resume play of the animation.
- Click on "Step>>" or "<<Step"
to move the animation forwards or backwards in time, respectively,
on frame at a time
- Click on "Edit" to stop the animation and edit
the properties of the sources (e.g., their location and how many
there are)
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