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Waves & Oscillations

Wave phenomena, Fourier analysis, and oscillatory motion

Signal Recovery with FFT

7 Apr 2026

Build a noisy signal from multiple frequencies, then use the Fast Fourier Transform to recover the original — see denoising in action.

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The Doppler Effect

26 Mar 2026

Why an ambulance siren changes pitch — visualize wavefront compression and spectral shifts.

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Fourier Synthesis

20 Feb 2026

Build complex waveforms from simple sine waves — square, sawtooth, and triangle.

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Wave Packets

10 Feb 2026

Explore quantum wave packets and the uncertainty principle.

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Lissajous Figures

20 Jan 2026

Beautiful parametric curves from perpendicular harmonic oscillations.

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