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This simulation allows students to:

• Watch a vibrating string in slow motion
• Wiggle the end of the string and make waves
• Adjust the frequency and amplitude of an oscillator.
• Adjust the damping and tension.
• Manipulate the end of the string to be fixed, loose, or open.
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physics, waves, vibrations

Wave on a String

Physics Education Technology (PhET)
The Physics Education Technology (PhET) project at the University of Colorado produces fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena that make bridges to the real world.