MERLOT Materials

A Java applet simulation of basic pendulum motion. Source code available on main site. Foreign language versions... see more

Physlet problems that relate to capacitors.

Physlet problems that relate to optics.

Java applet plots the trajectory of an object undergoing projectile motion. Many parameters user-defined. Includes... see more

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

Allows the user to vary the coefficient of friction, angular speed, and linear velocity of a wheel.

This is an annotated topical index to science fiction stories and novels that use good astronomy and is part of the... see more

Special Relativity online book. Lorentz contraction, time dilation, Minkowski diagrams, Relativistic dynamics,... see more

Animates one or two functions of position and time, and their superposition, in separate panels inside the applet. A wide... see more

This java application simulation shows the position, velocity, and acceleration graphs of a moving person. Motion can be... see more

From the site: "This package of computer simulations offers some dynamic illustrations for the properties of... see more

Shockwave simulation. Depicts a typical household and its appliances. Selecting an appliance displays important... see more

A simulation of the kinetic theory of gasses. Students can study the dependence of the mixing of two gasses on... see more

Simple applet for demonstrating the adding of up to four vectors.

A Java applet for demonstrating vector addition and subtraction using the head-to-tail method of vector summation.

When hands-on experiences in a physical laboratory are not available, computer simulations are often the next best... see more

This film examines personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the eyes and face from hazards on the job. Examples of... see more

This simulation shows the spreading of a wavepacket, a phenomenon which is a direct consequence of the Heisenberg... see more

The animation above shows a simulation of the Young-slit experiment, performed with either photons, atoms or electrons.... see more

This Macromedia ShockWave is an adding machine for vectors. The vectors to be added can be adjusted by clicking and... see more

The Virginia Science Activities, Models and Simulations project engages students in middle and high school in practices... see more

Explore how an individual Field Effect (FET) transistor is fabricated on a silicon wafer simultaneously with millions of... see more

This site is about a machine invented by Henri Maillardet around 1800. The machine is now in the Franklin Institute in... see more

This site contains an extensive set of notes on basic topics in physics. There are extensive illustrations and animations... see more