Interactive Wave & Spectrum Tools

A collection of educational HTML5 visualisation tools

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Sine Wave & Unit Circle Explorer

See the direct relationship between the unit circle and the sine wave. Rotate the angle and watch both representations update simultaneously.

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RMS

Waveform Playground — RMS

Builds on the waveform playground by adding root-mean-square (RMS) calculations and visualisation for each waveform type.

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A B C

3-Phase AC Power

Interactive educational tool demonstrating three-phase alternating current. Visualise phase relationships, voltage waveforms, and power delivery.

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Radio Micro IR Vis UV X-Ray

EM Spectrum Explorer

Navigate the full electromagnetic spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays. Compare wavelength and frequency across different bands.

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N=3 n=1 n=3 square

Fourier Series Explorer

See how summing sine harmonics builds square, triangle, and sawtooth waves. Adjust the number of terms and watch the approximation improve.

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V_R V_L V_C V φ

RLC Circuit — Vector Diagram

Visualise a series or parallel RLC circuit as a phasor diagram. Drag sliders for resistance, inductance, capacitance and frequency and watch the voltages/currents and impedance/admittance triangle update live.

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solar thermo piezo generator battery move the source → watch production

Energy Transducers

See how a solar panel, thermocouple, piezo element, magnet generator and chemical battery turn energy into electricity. Move each source back and forth and watch voltage, current and power change live.

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DURACELL AA + SUPPLY RACK 2S2P stack = series · spread = parallel · dbl-click = flip

Battery Builder

Drag AA cells from the supply onto the rack. Stack cells in a column for series voltage, spread them across columns for parallel capacity — watch EMF, internal resistance, current, power and the bulb brighten.

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p n µ m 1 k M G T 4.7 M 10⁻¹² 10¹²

SI Prefix Explorer — Pico to Tera

Drag a bead along the prefix ladder from pico to tera and watch values in engineering notation. Convert any value across every prefix, and click real component values — capacitors, resistors, frequencies.

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Console Calculator > 2 + 3*4 14 > 5 km -> mi 3.10685596119 DEC | RAD

Console Calculator

Type expressions like a terminal and hit Enter. Power, factorial, trig, bases (DEC/HEX/BIN), SI prefixes, unit conversion, plus your own variables and functions.

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? A. 0.707 × peak B. 0.637 × peak C. peak / √3 NEXT

EASA Part-66 Module 3 Quiz

20 multiple-choice questions per tool on the Alternating Current (AC) fundamentals submodule. Pick a tool, answer with instant feedback, or edit / add / delete questions — saved in your browser.

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KVL: Vs1+Vs2 − V1−V2 = 0 KCL node: Iin = Iout → two sources in, three loads out

KVL & KCL Explorer

Watch Kirchhoff's laws come alive: see voltages sum to zero around a series loop (KVL) and currents balance at a junction node (KCL), with live electron flow.

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τ = R · C — watch it charge Uc(t)

Capacitor Charging/Discharging Explorer

Watch a capacitor charge and discharge through a resistor. See the exponential Uc and current curves, the time constant τ = RC, and the 5τ "fully charged" rule.

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I = V / R adjust V and R, watch I flow

Ohm's Law Explorer

Set a battery voltage and resistance and watch the current flow around a simple series circuit with live I = V / R animation.

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~ Vp Vs

Transformers Explorer

See how a transformer steps voltage up or down with the turns ratio. Watch primary and secondary sine waves change as you adjust Np, Ns and load.

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EXTERNAL

Useful External Links

A curated collection of recommended interactive simulations and educational resources from other providers to complement these tools.

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