Wave Pulses on a String
Try this: Make the pulse come back from the end right side up.
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About this simulation
Flick a pulse down a rope, bounce it off the end, and send a second one to meet it head-on.
Taught in Wave Pulses & Superposition
- wave speed
- transverse motion
- reflection
- superposition
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