LECTURE DEMONSTRATION MANUAL | Instructional Research Lab : ucla physics
Ripple Tank

0.3.4 Ripple Tank

Our large ripple tank projects onto the overhead screen to demonstrate reflection, diffraction, interference, etc.

Also available is an ephysics applet that nicely demonstrates the interference of waves. This applet allows you to set multiple sources that emit spherical waves and view the amplitude and intensity of the interference pattern.

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