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Ripple Tank Lite

Simulate wave phenomena in a tank.

Paul Falstad

★ 3.611 ratingsEducationFree

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Description

The app simulates a ripple tank, allowing users to create waves with their finger. It demonstrates wave phenomena such as interference, diffraction, refraction, resonance, and the Doppler effect.

A simulation of a ripple tank, or wave tank. Make waves with your finger, or view examples including such wave phenomena as interference, diffraction (single slit, double slit, etc.), refraction, resonance, and the Doppler effect. There is also a full version of this app, called "Ripple Tank", which allows you to create your own experiments, save and load, and change colors. It is also optimized for iPad.