MERLOT Materials

Use Monte Carlo Simulation to estimate the area of an ellipse.

Simulation of the Lorenz Equations used to visualize molecular data as wireframe, space-filled, and ball and stick... see more

A series of applets for teaching Fractal Geometry. Includes: L-Systems; Box-Counting Fractal Dimension; Cellular... see more

,PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. We extensively test and... see more

These are five free downloadable simulations for experimenting with and learning basic electronics concepts. The software... see more

Generate simulated experimental data for four studies - Imprinting in Precocial Birds (Rajecki), The Etiology of... see more

This is a Java-enhanced tutorial that allows students to design and experiment with their own floating-point number... see more

A collection of simulations on a variety of topics that bridge mathematics and biology. Humans & the Environment Ecology... see more

This is a Java-enhanced tutorial that allows students to learn about the rectangular, midpoint, and trapezoidal methods... see more

This applet demonstrates various properties of vector fields. You can select from a number of vector fields and see how... see more

A program that challenges participants to combine knowledge learned in school with an awareness of current events, a... see more

This is a downloadable complex AC circuit simulation with a voltage source and a reactive load. Users can adjust the... see more

This video was recorded at Summer School on Computational Topology and Topological Data Analysis, Ljubljana 2013.... see more

This is a downloadable simple DC circuit simulation with 2 resistors in parallel with a third resistor. This is useful... see more

This is a downloadable simple DC circuit simulation with 2 resistors in series for studying Ohm's Law. Users can adjust... see more

Java Sketchpad is a tool for quickly and easily generating interactive applets that demonstrate concepts in plane and/or... see more

Math Water Table is an online liquid simulator. (Former obbliq) To get the area of a limited number of shapes (rectangles... see more

Quadratic Functions contains two applets that allow the user to change the coefficients of a quadratic equation and... see more

Throw darts at a circle, get the ratio inside to outside circle, and estimate pi.

A multimedia object that allows you to sort atoms onto a periodic table to discover the trends in some of the properties... see more

This resource consists of a Java applet and expository text. The applet simulates the red and black experiment in which a... see more

Introducing principles of sampling large populations using clinical research data. Students will explore ways subsamples... see more

This resource consist of a Java applet and expository text. The applet simulates Bernoulli trials in terms of coin... see more

This resource consists of a Java applet and expository text. The applet simulates the rolling of n dice. The number of... see more