Java Demonstrations

U of I Classroom Book Marked Sites

 

Powers of 10 Java

 

Flying Circus of Physics

 

Archive of 300 Video Clips from Whysguys.net

 

"PHUN"

       Free physics simulation program available for download

Davidson Physics
   Several various physics java applets

Bryn Mawr: Interactive Physics on the Web

        A collection of rated applets at Bryn Mawr.

Syracuse University

   A collection of Java Applets.

Colorado Physics Education Technology

   A collection of Interactive Physics Simulations.

Tordesillas

        Simulation of the brownian diffusion of particles into a fluid, measuring the standard deviation and a graph of the radial density.

N. Betancort

The Virtual Laboratory
   TIPTOP The Internet Pilot to Physics
Fowlers Physics Applets
   More applets
Virtual Physics Laboratory
   Updated monthly
Physical Science Resource Center
   A project of the American Association of     Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Catholic Memorial Physics
   Physics Demonstrations
Physics 2000
   A project by University of Colorado at Boulder

Phet

  A project that supersedes Physics 2000

University of Oregon Virtual Laboratory
   Features applets dealing with astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics, and thermodynamics.

University of Virginia (UVA) Virtual Labortory
   A collection of 3-D virtual reality animations on the topics of micorelectronics, nanoscience, and relevant physical electronics.

SciTech Hands-on Museum
   Has Java applets on atoms, nuclei, quarks, and gluons.

Electricity and Magnetism Introduction

    A collection of electronics resources from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.

Electromagnetism

       Visualizations include the Drude-like "molecular-level" model of resistance, an Ohm's law simulator and field effect transistor (FET) function.

Mit.edu
   Some run time animations.

dmoz
   An open directory project

Physics & Physical Science applets
   Science applets and activities by the BBC.

 

The Northwestern Virtual Physics Lab
   Many varying physics java applets

Physics Simulations in Education

   A collection of physics programs that are offered to the public free of charge.

Fun@Learning.Physics
   An on-line course on dynamics: the study of motion

Physics Applets : Quantum Mechanics
   A trio of applets

Atomic Alchemy: Nuclear Processes

   Several applets describing the nuclear process and the atom. (Runs best with Internet Explorer)

Sodaplay

   The online toy where you can build and play with things made out of masses, springs and muscles.

Molecule 6

   Shows stable modes of an atom that has 6 springs that can be varied.

7 Stones

     Education, Entertainment, and Computational interactive demos. (Macromedia Shockwave player) 

Steven Black's Home Page

   A collection of simple applets designed for use at Washburn University.

Franz - Josef Elmer Homepage

    Interesting set of applets including:  Brownian motor, Root of polynomial, and the Pendulum lab.

Walter Fendt's Java Applets on Physics

  Topics include mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, relativity, atomic and nuclear.

David Harrison Flash Physics Animations

  An archive of Flash-based physics demonstrations.

MyPhysicsLab - Physics Simulation in Java

  20 different classical mechanics simulation -- interactive, animated, running in real-time using Java. Springs and masses, pendulums, roller coasters, etc. You can move objects or change parameters like gravity, friction, etc. Full math explanations and free source code is provided.

Online educational resource for Physics Teachers

  Mostly Java applets.

Project Interactivate

  Resource for teachers.

Yummy Physics

  This site is to help students on the fundamentals of thermodynamics and its application when cooking or baking foods.

 

Minerals, Crystals, and Crystal Structure

 

Making Matter

  Atomic structure of matter.

Mineralogy Database

  This mineral database contains more than 5,000 web pages of mineral data. Some Java demos of crystals and crystalline structure.

Viewing the Periodic Table of the Elements with X-rays

   View the x-ray spectra for 63 different elemntes.

Interactive Tutorialing about Diffraction

   Teaches student how diffraction patterns reveal crystal structure.

American Elements

  Describes the research and uses of each of the elements including properties, safety data and applications.

 

 

Acoustics

 

Recorded Marine Mammal Voices

Listen to marine mammal voices and view the corresponding sound spectra.

Dan Russell's Acoustics and Vibration Animations, Waves

  Animations of acoustics and vibrations.

 

 

Atmospheric Optics

 

Atmospheric Optical Phenomena

 

More Images of Atmospheric Optical Phenomena

 

Cool Videos

 

Sonic Boom Shockwave

   It contains a movie of a shockwave produced by an F-18 going supersonic. Also can be seen at:

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/pira/postings/f14/f14.mpeg

 

Optics Sites

 

Affordable Optics Demonstrations and Activities

      Cool optics and atmospheric optics demonstrations from the "Cool Stuff Newsletter" and Chris Chiaverina.

 

Project Lite -Light Inquiry Through Experiments

   Project LITE is an undergraduate educational materials development project located in the Science and Mathematics Education Center at Boston University supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

 

Shadow/Image and Color

   A look at how a light, an object, and screen position determines shadow shape, size, and area.

Color-Box/Color-Mixing

Interactive Optics Java Tutorials

   Interactive tutorials from the "Science, Optics, and You" science curriculum package.

Some Wave Optics Simulations

       It shows how wave fronts behave during refraction and reflection (Huygens' principle)

A More Sophisticated Geometric Optics Applet

   It supports multiple optical components

Bob Miller's Light Walk

   Unique discoveries will change the way
you look at light, shadow, and images.

The How Far Does Light Go? Debate

A debate of the theory of how light travels.

Thin Lens Java Applet
   An optics demo

UF Applets
   Light and Optics demonstrations.

Optical Illusions
   A set of 27 optical illusions.  (Download speed may be slow).

Grand Illusions
   Some incredible optical illusions.

 

WEBTOP

 

Optics for Kids
   Games and experiments for children and lesson plans for teachers, parents, and guardians.

 

Optical Illusions 4 Kids

 

 

Chaos 

 

Bob DeSirio's Work

      The Capacity Dimension of the Poincare Section and the Lyaponov Exponents of the attractor are computed.

Astronomy Sites

3-D Early Per Worldmian
   Run-time animation of a Pangea type super continent world.
University of Oregon Virtual Laboratory
   Features applets dealing with astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics, and thermodynamics.

Saturn: The Cassini Mission

  Scientific Explorations and Adventures with Paul Doherty. Explore the World, Do Experiments. Examine scientific images.

 

Saturn.

     On this Web site (which will expand in winter 2004), we'll explore Saturn and its environs, adding new images and information as they become available.

 

Earth and Moon Viewer.

     Astronomy Web site for Earth & Moon Views.

 

A Sampling of Hands-On Astronomy Activities.

     From Project ASTRO™ and the resource notebook series.