Prototype Physlet

A prototype physlet by JD:

Bouncing Ball

Kat's physics sim links

1) Physlets (Davidson College):

http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html

2) MIT TEAL - Add waves, have them reflect or diffract off of walls etc.

http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/light/waves2d/waves2d.htm

3) PhET (UC Boulder):

http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php

4) Dan Russell (Kettering) Mathematica

http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/demos.html

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A collection of Flash animations for physics,

http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/


RAYTRACE - commercial product. Optics simulations.

Example JelSim: Projectile Motion

Here's an example simulation I created with JelSim:
http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/Public/ProjectileSim/ProjectileSim.html

(Requires Java plug-in).

JelSim

Java Educational Learning Simulation toolkit

A pretty good general purpose tool.
Created by three Ph.D. educators.
Simple sims can be made without programming.
Advanced sims require a little programming,
but not too much as they have a "wizard" to help
with model building.

Models can be reused in different sims.

Programming required: Med
Accurate visual model: Med
Accurate underlying model: High
General applicability: Med/High
Interactivity: High

Unfortunately, it's not supported any longer.

Virtual Worlds

Virtual Worlds such as Second Life have embedded programming languages for creating simulations in the virtual world.
Example shown here of ant feeding.

Programming required: High
Accurate visual model: Med
Accurate underlying model: High
General applicability: Med
Interactivity: Low

Mathematica

Mathematica, MATLAB, Excel,etc.

General purpose calculation tools that can be adapted for modeling/simulation.
Some have simulation extensions.

Programming required: High
Accurate visual model: Low
Accurate underlying model: High
General applicability: Med
Interactivity: Med

GoldSim

Aimed at both academia and industry.
Graphical construction kit.
Provides numerical charts/graph results.

No programming.
No animation

Programming required: Low
Accurate visual model: Med
Accurate underlying model: High
General applicability: Med
Interactivity: Low


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