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  5. Compound Waves

Compound Waves Concept

Demonstrations in Compound Waves

Wave addition apparatus with red and green beads on vertical rods forming a sine wave, with the larger solid wave template inserted at the base

Wave Addition

Demonstrates the superposition principle by mechanically adding two sine waves. Students observe constructive and destructive interference, and see how combining waves of different wavelengths produces complex waveforms.

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