Physics Java Applets

Michael Dubson , Dept of Physics

University of Colorado at Boulder

Project PhET  

(Physics Education Technology)

These applets require the Vers. 1.4 of the Java Virtual Machine to run.  
If your browser is not up-to-date, you can download the Java Plug-in from here .  
(Download and run the JRE, not the SDK, to update your browser.)


Applet
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Description
Source Code
2DMotion 2DMotion screen capture
Grab a ball with your mouse and see its velocity and acceleration vectors.
Source
Maze Game
Maze game screen capture
Move a ball through a maze by controlling either its position, velocity, or acceleration. Source
Electric Hockey
Electric Hockey screen capture
Get the charged hockey puck into the goal by placing other charges nearby.  
Inspired by the commercial DOS program Electric Field Hockey by Prof. Ruth W. Chabay , North Carolina State University.
Source
Moving Man
(under development)
MovingMan screen shot
1D motion demonstrator: Move a little man along the sidewalk and see x, v, and a plotted in real time.
Inspired by the MovingMan applet by Lisa Denise Murphy , Math Dept. U. of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Source


                                
Contact: dubson@spot.colorado.edu

Department of Physics
University of Colorado at Boulder