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Online Physics Simulations
- Talks about physics in relation to amusement park rides.
- Best for interaction are the roller coaster and bumper cars.
- A site of on-line simulations. 30 day trial demo available.
- 21 simulations: speed and acceleration; collisions; roller coasters;
cart throws ball; sun, earth, moon; things that spin; sound; Einstein's
relativity; ball on string; atoms; friction; falling objects; satellites;
make your jump shot; seesaws; throwing and dropping objects; swinging pendulums;
the Doppler effect; zero gravity; shake it; and strange writings.
- Each simulation has some type of explanation underneath.
- Has applets on Projectile motion, Two Dimensional Collisions,
Newton's Cannon and many others, however, not all apply to the high school
level.
- You do not need to download the applets to view them. Just click
on the applet name to view.
- Java applets include: single slit diffraction; image formation
by a converging lens, a diverging lens and a diverging mirror;induced current;
total internal reflection; bouncing ball; spring pendulum using Newton's
2nd Law; the pendulum; 2 and 4 resistor circuits; light dispersion and more.
- Some pages include a little explanation along with equations.
- Has simulations on Matter, Electricity and Magnetism, Energy
and Fusion.
- This is more like an online power point. Gives explanation and
there a little bit of interaction.
- Need to have Shockwave
plug-in to view.
- For the first link you'll need Java 1.1 or higher and for the
second link you'll need Java 1.4
or higher. The Java 1.4 link is updated with new applets on a fairly regular
basis.
- Applets organized into the following sections: Mechanics, Oscillations
and Waves, Electrodynamics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Theory of Relativity,
Physics of Atoms, and Nuclear Physics
- Each applet usually contains some explanation and directions.
- SPECIAL NOTE -- website consists of bright neon colors!
- Brief discussion of Kepler's 2nd Law
- Applet opens as pop up when go to this site.
- A site for downloadable Java Applet simulations from Davidson
University
It has 3 different sections of interactive physics: Einstein's Legacy,
Atomic Lab and Science Trek. Each section consists of explanations and simulations.
- Einstein's Legacy includes topics on X-Rays, CAT Scans, Microwave
Ovens, Lasers, TV Screens, and Laptop Screens.
- The Atomic Lab inclusdes topics on Interference Experiments and
Bose-Einstein Condensation.
- The Science Trek includes topics on Electromagnetic Waves and
Particles, Quantom Atom, Polarization, Elements as Atoms, The Periodic Table,
and Isotopes and Radioactivity.
- Physics Applets include categories in: Astrophysics, Energy and
Environment, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics.
- There are 36 applets in all. There are instructions for operating
each applet.
- Has interactive physics in the following areas: Kinematics,Optics,
Electricity, Waves and Oscillations, and Thermodynamics.
- All applets have directions on how to use them, however, there
are only a few applets that have physics explanations.
- Need to have Shockwave
plug-in to view.
- Has 5 different pendulum labs.
- Has animated pendulum plus oscilloscope.
- Has thorough directions on how to use program.
- The applet is a double slit experiment, where a single source
is split in two, to generate two coherent sources.
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Updated information will be posted as it
becomes available.