Physics
Education Technology
Fun, interactive, simulations of
physical phenomena from project at the University of
Colorado.
Acoustics and Vibration Animations links to
Dan Russell, Ph.D., web site
Acoustics I: Sounds and Sources
(use back button to return to list)
Basic Wave Phenomena
- What is a Wave? - a disturbance which travels through a medium
- Superposition of Two Waves - Interference, Standing Waves, and Beats
- Fourier Decomposition - building a wave shape from sines and cosines [no text yet , but movies work]
- Phase changes upon reflection from hard, soft, and mixed boundaries
- Refraction of Sound Waves - how temperature gradients make sound waves change direction
- The Doppler Effect - moving sound sources and sonic booms
Sound Waves and Radiation from Sources
- Longitudinal and Transverse Waves - Particle Motion for Longitudinal, Transverse, Water and Rayleigh Surface Waves
- Sound Fields Radiated by Simple Sources - pressure sound fields produced by monopole, dipole, and quadrupole sources
- Sound Radiation from Cylindrical Radiators - particle motion and sound fields produced by vibrational modes of a cylinder
- Sound field radiated by a Tuning Fork - animations to accompany a paper submitted to the American Journal of Physics
- The Baffled Piston - approximation of the sound field radiated by a loudspeaker
Phycisc, Math and Engineering Applets
Ripple Tank (2-D Waves)
Applet
Ripple tank simulation that demonstrates
wave motion, interference, diffraction,
refraction, Doppler effect, etc.
2-D Waves Applet
Demonstration of wave motion in 2-D.
3-D
Waves Applet
Demonstration of wave motion in 3-D.
2-D Electrostatics Applet
Demonstrates static
electric fields and steady-state current distributions.
2-D Electrostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates electric
fields in various 2-D situations; also shows Gauss's
law.
3-D Electrostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates electric
fields in various 3-D situations.
3-D Magnetostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates magnetic
fields in various situations.
Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University HyperPhysics
Virtual Physics Laboratory Fu-Kwun Hwang
The multimedia approach of Science, http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/index.html is both educational and entertaining. Follow the links below to explore some of the Java-based interactive tutorials constructed to support the program's activities and major concepts
- Newton's Prism Experiments,
- The Shadowbox Theatre,
- Measuring With Shadows,
- Multiple Images,
- Optical Light Bench,
- Angles of Reflection Refraction of Light,
- Simple Magnification,
- Eclipse of the Moon,
- -Solar Eclipse,
- Double Refraction Polarized Light,
- Microscopy,
- Microscope Magnification,
- Powers of Ten,
- Light and Color,
- Moiré Images,
- Optical Illusions,
- Thaumatropes (optical illusions),
- Intel Play QX3,
- Computer Microscope Simulator,
- Color Separation,
- Polarization of Light,
- Magnifying with a Bi-Convex Lens,
- Translational Microscopy,
- Birefringent,
- Crystals in Polarized Light,
- Human Vision
Electrochemistry and Electrical Energy
Periodic table of Chemical Elements with electron and nucleolus structure
To see next links open them in new window
Anne J. Cox, Eckerd College
William F. Junkin III, Erskine College
Includes geometric and physical optics
Physik Java Server und interaktive Physik
- SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION © Department of Physics, University of Guelph
U.C.
Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations
About the Physics Demonstrations
Demonstration Index
Applet Index
Things of Interest (Movies and Images)
How to Order Demonstrations
Downloadable Demo Notebooks
Math in science
Waves.
-
Compare two waves
and swap individual properties.
(Flash MX 2004.) -
Longitudinal and
Transverse Wave Sums
(Complex. Give it time to load. Flash MX.) -
2D Wave Interference
in 3D
(Shockwave 3D; 3D accelerator advised.) - Waves Described
- Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Lab
- Summing out of phase sine waves.
- 2-Dimensional Harmonic Disturbance
Vectors and Gravity
-
Director MX 2004 collisions.
Flash collision lab.
(Under development.)
Velocity, Acceleration, Projectile and Circular Motion
(Complex. Give it time to load. Flash MX.)
Linear Motion in 3-space
(Shockwave 3D; fast processor advised.)
3-Body, 3D Gravity Lab - 2-Dimensional Vector Components Lab
- Choose Axes to Fit Vector Force Sum
- Projectile Motion Vector Lab Game
- Planetary Orbits Lab
- Center of Mass Lab
- Another Planetary Orbits Lab (Flash 5.)
RELATIVITY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
(Done at Harvard for CORE Course)
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanical Uncertainty
- Nuclear Decay and Halflife Lab
- Bohr Atom Lab
STATISTICS
ELECTRIC and MAGNETIC FIELDS
- DC circuit with 3 resistors and two emfs.
- AC circuit with R,L and C in series.
- Electric field of point charges, and influence thereof.
- Five 3-D jpegs relating to Gauss's Law.
THERMODYNAMICS
ASTRONOMY
Java Visualizations Used for Lab I
Created, designed and compiled by Vladimir Sorokin.
- Physics Unit Converter
- Plot a Graph Vector Arithmetic & Scalar Product
- Ballistic Simulator
- Sliding Friction
