← All experiments Sine Wave Explorer MODULE 02

Control Panel

a — amplitude 1
b — vertical shift 0

Equation

y = sin(x)
Amplitude 1
Midline y = 0
Maximum 1
Minimum -1
Period 2π (unchanged)

Live Graph

a stretches or flips the wave (amplitude) — b slides the whole wave up or down (midline). Notice the wave always repeats every 2π, no matter what a and b are.