Exploring Physics - Exploration Day at LTU

Careers in Physics - pdf of the powerpoint presentation

Exploring Physics through PHYSics appLETS (PHYSLETS)

PHYSLETS were developed at Davidson University by Wolfgang Christian. They are java applets that can be called from some javascript code in a web page. The links below contain physlets written or adapted for use at LTU by Dr. Scott Schneider. [See Dr. Schneider's full collection here.]

Physics 1 Applets

Kinematics - One Dimensional Motion

• Police Car / Speeder - Part 3 - We can change the parameters! (police3)

Kinematics - Two/Three Dimensional Motion

• Boat on a river - Part 2 - we control the velocities! (boatriver2)

Momentum - explosions/collisions

• Inelastic linear collisions (momenta3c)

Gravity, sweet sweet Gravity

• Elliptical orbits around the Earth (gravity_Ellipse)
• Launching from the Earth's surface (gravity_launch)
• Falling through a hole in the Earth? (gravity_shm)

Physics 2 Applets

Optics

• Index of Refraction (total internal reflection) [refraction.shtml]
• Lens/Mirror Optics Bench (add/remove elements) [opticsbench.shtml]   [Bigger Bench]
• Optics Puzzle #3 [optics_p03.shtml]
• Nearsighted Vision model [nearsighted.shtml]
• Farsighted Vision model [farsighted.shtml]

ElectroStatics

• Presenting ... your Electric Field! (vectors/lines) [efield]

Magnetic Fields

• Velocity Selector - Crossed E and B fields [cross_EB]
• Magnetic fields and a Solenoid (several loops) [bsolenoid]
• Magnetic fields and a Co-axial cable [bcoax]

Waves

• Tube with both ends closed (or string with both ends fixed in place) (waves_bothendsclosed.shtml)
• Superposition of Sound waves.

Doppler Effect

• Doppler effect in classical waves [doppler.shtml]

Contemporary Applets

• Twin Paradox
• Infinite Square Well

Theoretical Mechanics Applets

• Damped and driven harmonic oscillator (osc_damped_driven)
• Sliding Pendulum Support
• Coupled Oscillators (2 masses on 3 springs)

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