MERLOT Materials

This java applet show you the physics processes of a Carnot heat engine. Carnot cycle is a four-stage reversible sequence... see more

Rays of lights are reflected from the mirror, each ray satisfying the law of reflection.

Applet demonstrates clearly how a shock wave is formed when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. User may... see more

Graphically adds any two vectors to get a third.

Demonstrates Fourier Synthesis. Can modulate value of fourier functions and magnitude both graphical and auditory.

An applet that demonstrates the rate of conversion from parent nucleus to daughter nucleus in radioactivity.

It might seem surprising that a particle moving in a straight lines has angular momentum. Kepler's second law states:... see more

This java applet shows the basic functions of an oscilloscope.

Some balls bounce better than others. A particular ball can be characterized by its coefficient of restitution. This java... see more

Applet clearly demonstrates Brownian motion in two dimensions. The small particles are shown as well as the large... see more

Applet demonstrates the motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field.

Demonstrates the results of mixing red, blue, and green light and paint pigments.

Demonstrates doppler effect with moving point source.

Fermat's principle states that: The path of a ray of light between two points is the path that minimizes the travel time.... see more

Demonstrates relationship between velocity, acceleration, displacement (etc.) of a free rolling disk.

This java applet shows how an image is formed due to light reflection.

Shows a microscopic model for an ideal gas.

This Applet shows a microscopic model for an ideal gas. The pressure that a gas exerts on the walls of its container is a... see more

Graphically illustrates harmonic oscillation with a mass attached to a spring.

Illustrates motion of a pendulum. Configurable parameters of initial position, length, gravitational field, and mass.

Applet allows user to build his own circuit by selecting components from a menu.

The uniform circular motion is intimately related to a simple harmonic motion. If we were to look at a side view of the... see more

Demonstrates superposition principle. When two or more waves move through the same region of space, they will superimpose... see more

This java applet show you the physics processes of a Carnot heat engine. Carnot cycle is a four stage reversible sequence... see more