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This applet demonstrates various properties of vector fields. You can select from a number of vector fields and see how... see more
This site contains an extensive set of notes on basic topics in physics. There are extensive illustrations and animations... see more
This site contains an extensive set of notes on basic topics in physics. There are extensive illustrations and animations... see more
This multimedia site is divided into five sections: Galileo, Maxwell, Einstein, Time Dilation and E=mc2. Each module is a... see more
This java application simulation shows the force (applied, frictional, and total), position, velocity, and acceleration... see more
Java applet plots the trajectory of an object undergoing projectile motion. Many parameters user-defined. Includes... 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
In this animation, students must figure out what happens to a bicycle wheel hanging from a rope at the end of its axle,... see more
This applet shows a unique form of oscillator created by an board resting on two counter-rotating wheels. Changes in the... see more
This applet simulates the magnitude and direction of the angular momentum vector for a rotating system. Color–coded... see more
It might seem surprising that a particle moving in a straight lines has angular momentum. Kepler's second law states:... see more
This applet allows users to perform a virtual experiment of balancing long vertical stick with a mass at the end. The... see more
This applet simulates a simple two dimensional collision between two objects of equal mass. After the applet loads, two... see more
Some balls bounce better than others. A particular ball can be characterized by its coefficient of restitution. This java... see more
This simulation lets users drag masses onto a grid, and plots the center of mass for the configuration. The center of... see more
Applet simulates the motion of particles acted upon by a central force. User can choose between attractive and repulsive... see more
Applet shows the path of a particle under the influence of inverse square central force. The force can be attractive or... see more
Demonstrates circular and translational motion of a point when initial conditions (such as the initial velocities and... see more