Fourier: Making Waves

If you're looking to study various scientific concepts, it might do you good to turn to software solutions to help you with your research. In the case of Fourier's theories, Fourier: Making Waves is a program designed to run in your browser, and it allows users to calculate and manage complex periodic functions in multiple ways.

As this is an application that simply works with your browser, any type of user can start expanding and testing their knowledge on the Fourier series in no time.

The Discrete menu allows users to freely calculate various waveforms however they want: values can be adjusted per the user's needs, and the number of harmonics can be reduced or increased as one sees fit. Various measurement tools can be used in the calculations.

Users can play small minigames to test their overall knowledge. Exercises typically entail matching waveforms as efficiently as possible.

What's more, the Wave Packet interface allows one to test out the various Fourier Components interactions: you can modify the component spacing, the wave packet center and width, as well as other such values, which will ultimately be translated into graphs.