Phys 1020: Useful Simulations
These are all available directly from the PhET website: phet.colorado.edu or the Physics 2000 website
Week 14:
blackbody radiation - see how the sun and other stars' colors relate to Temp.
powers of 10 on line!!
Week 11:
nuclear physics- how atoms fission, chain reaction, alpha decay and more!
Week 10:
ideal gas simulation -- make your own hot air balloon!
forces and motion review - check out your understanding of forces in 1-D
Weeks 8 and 9:
lens simulation- figure out how the lens in your camera works... play with focus, f/#, object /image distance
Week 7:
laser simulation- make your own laser!!
blackbody radiation - see how the sun works... and how your ordinary lightbulb operates.
Week 6:
televisions - from the Physics 2000 site
color vision learn how the eye perceives color / color mixing
Week 5:
semiconductors - to learn about diodes (N-P) junctions.
Week 4:
Sound simulation (needed for homework)
Week 3:
Circuit Construction Kit (necessary for homework)
Weeks 1-2:
Electric Charge (the sweater baloon simulation)
Ohm's Law (V=IR)
Conductivity (band structure)
Circuit Construction Kit (necessary for homework)