AMPLITUDE (Wait for Java to finish loading before clicking on anything).

The tough thing to remember about something that is a function of both x and t is that it changes with time. Therefore, a true plot of

can only be accurately viewed as an animation.

Amplitude A is the size of oscillations in the wave. In the animation below, the wave f(x,t) has amplitude 3, while the wave g(x,t) has amplitude 1.

Click on FORWARD below to start the animation.

f(x,t)	g(x,t)
Amplitude Wavelength Frequency Phase Shift Click Here to Reverse Direction Speed	Amplitude Wavelength Frequency Phase Shift Click Here to Reverse Direction Speed
You may alter the equations of the waves  directly in the boxes below. f(x,t)= g(x,t)=