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WaveMaker
Freeman Deutsch
Philip Sadler
Charles Whitney
Stephen Engquist
Linda Shore
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Have you ever demonstrated wave propagation using a rope or a Slinky? Did you get the feeling you were the only one who could see the phenomenon you were trying so hard to explain because it all happened so quickly? Or did you find the task of exciting a particular mode of oscillation beyond the physical capabilities of your wrist? WaveMaker can help.
WaveMaker simulates the motion of a set of beads sliding on vertical wires, assuming the beads are connected by elastic and massless strings. You control the number of beads, as well as their masses and the elasticity of the connecting strings. The end strings can be fixed or free, and any desired initial configuration can be set, either by bead position or by Fourier component. Additionally, an individual bead can be driven as desired. Because you have the freedom to stop time; plot graphs of any bead's position, velocity, or acceleration as a function of time; and repeat any experiment at will, WaveMaker allows you to fully explore wave motion with your students.
Lots of phenomena can be demonstrated. The energy exchange of beating oscillations, pulse reflection at fixed and free ends, normal oscillations, wave superposition, and pulse transmission through a medium change are all possible. In every case, you can play "what if?" with your students, challenging their understanding by making small changes in a given configuration. Try that with your Slinky! WaveMaker is a prime example of what is right with computer simulations. Give it a shake. 66 pp.
System Requirements
Your computer system and hardware configuration should be a Macintosh
computer with color display (Macintosh II computer or later recommended)
with the following features:
- System 6.0.7 or later (System 6 requires that the 32-bit QuickDraw extension be installed in order to use WAVEMAKER in color)
- 1 MB of RAM
- Macintosh
ISBN 1-56396-424-4
| Single copy | $90.00 |
| High School Site License | $225.00 |
| 10-copy lab pack | $360.00 |
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REVIEWS- "Easy to use, colorful, and interesting... excellent for demonstrating wave phenomena in a physics classroom."
- Eileen Klimick,
The Mathematics Teacher
January 1998
MORE PICTURES- Sample Wave
- Displacement Vs. Time
RELATED SITES- MiniWaveMaker Java applet
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