Fourier Series Explorer
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Introduction

This application lets the user explore the Fourier series of a periodic step signal.

The tool

Adjust the period, tau, amplitude, and offset of the step function to see how the spectrum changes.

Things to investigate

1. What is the relationship between the width of the pulse and the spacing of the frequency components?

Further reading

Credits

Produced by Bob L. Sturm and Dr. Jerry Gibson.
Release date: September 2, 2003
Copyright 2003 University of California, Santa Barbara