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Simulations (Physlets) - almost like the real thing!

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 05:45 — ronneberg.zach

It used to be that you had to hunt around for good sources for Physics Simulations (Physlets), now there is really one authority that is producing the highest quality simulations (with some exceptions), PhET at University of Colorado at Boulder.

Simulations I like and which may be used in class or at home:

Physics Chemistry
  1. Graphing and Vectors
    1. equation grapher
    2. vector addition
  2. Motion
    1. 1-D motion
    2. Projectile Motion
    3. Circular Motion
  3. Forces
    1. Forces in 1 Dimension
    2. Lunar Lander
  4. Energy, Work, Power
    1. Energy Skate Park
  5. Thermodynamics
    1. States of Matter
    2. Gas Properties
  6. Universal Gravitation
    1. My Solar System
  7. Waves and Sound
    1. waves on a string
    2. Transverse vs Longitudinal
    3. wave interference
    4. Standing wave in a tube
    5. Guitar Tuner
  8. Electricity
    1. Static Electricity
    2. Charges and Fields
    3. Electric Field Hockey
    4. DC Circuit Construction Kit
  9. Electromagnetic Induction
    1. Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab
    2. Radio Waves and Electromagnetic Fields
  10. Light/Quantum
    1. Color Vision
    2. Photelectric Effect

 
  1. States of Matter
  2. Gas Properties
  3. Models of an Atom
  4. Reactions and Rates
  5. pH Scale
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