Interactive / Science
Ripple Tank
Change sources and walls in a two-dimensional ripple tank to explore interference, diffraction and refraction.
wavesinterferencediffraction
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROJECTS
Paul Falstad
Waves · Circuits
Creates educational browser simulations of waves, circuits, fields and mathematics.
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3 selected projects, with credit and a path to the original.
Interactive / Math
Fourier Series
Choose or draw a periodic waveform and compare it with its harmonic approximation.
Fourier seriesharmonicsperiodic functions
Interactive / Engineering
Circuit Simulator
Switch and edit circuit components while animated colors and dots show voltage and current. JavaScript port by Iain Sharp.
circuitsvoltagecurrent
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About this creative practice
Paul Falstad’s educational applet collection visualizes concepts in mathematics, physics and engineering. Most of its original Java applets have JavaScript successors.
Individual tools retain collaborator credits; the circuit simulator’s JavaScript port is credited to Iain Sharp.
Ideas and tools in the work
WavesCircuitsFourier analysis
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This selection connects 3 projects across interactive. Follow the project links for the original experience; use the build log for dated context where evidence is available.
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Creator’s primary sitefalstad.com Ripple Tankfalstad.com Fourier Seriesfalstad.com Circuit Simulatorfalstad.com Explainer Tools collectionexplainertools.com
Catalog sources gathered October 23, 2026. Primary-source access varies, particularly on social platforms. This is a selected portfolio, not a lifetime total. Images remain credited to their original creators.
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