STEMORIA scientific instrument

Wave Explorer

Explore amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed, phase, and a synchronized travelling-wave representation.

PhysicsEngineering

Manipulate

Measure

Interpret

2D interactive

Scientific viewport

Measured model and controls

deterministic interaction

Linked scientific model

Wave Explorer

Run, pause, scrub, and measure a travelling sinusoidal wave while amplitude, frequency, wavelength, phase, and propagation speed remain linked to one model state.

I3 · live wave experimentone state · synchronized views

Paused experiment

Live travelling wave

live model output

○ paused · t = 0 sprobe at x ≈ 0 m · y = 0 m

Interactive measurement plotMove across the graph to inspect values

y(x,t)

Displacement (m) vs Position (m)

Active point · Position (m) 0 · Displacement (m) 0

Wave model

y(x,t)=A sin(kx−ωt)

v = fλ

v = 2 × 3 = 6 m/s

T = 1/f = 0.5 s

ω = 12.566 rad/s

k = 2.0944 rad/m

Measured state

Amplitude

0.8 m

Frequency

2 Hz

Wavelength

3 m

Wave speed

6 m/s

Period

0.5 s

Probe displacement

0 m

Interpretation

Run the clock to see phase propagate through space, then pause and probe the graph. Amplitude controls displacement scale; frequency controls temporal repetition; wavelength controls spatial repetition; and their product gives the propagation speed in this ideal model.