Oscillations and Waves
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Ripple Tank (2-D Waves) Applet
Ripple tank simulation that demonstrates wave motion, interference, diffraction, refraction, Doppler effect, etc. |
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2-D Waves Applet
Demonstration of wave motion in 2-D. |
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3-D Waves Applet
Demonstration of wave motion in 3-D. |
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Coupled Oscillations Applet
Demonstration of longitudinal wave motion in oscillators connected by springs. |
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Dispersion Applet
Dispersion and group velocity. |
Acoustics
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Loaded String Applet
Simulation of wave motion of a string. |
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Rectangular Membrane Waves Applet
Vibrational modes in a 2-d membrane. |
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Circular Membrane Waves Applet
Vibrational modes in a 2-d circular membrane (drum head). |
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Bar Waves Applet
Bending waves in a bar. |
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Vowels Applet![]() The acoustics of speech. |
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Box Modes Applet
Acoustic standing waves in a 3-d box. |
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Acoustic Interference Applet
Generates audio interference between your speakers. |
Signal Processing
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Fourier Series Applet
Frequency analysis of periodic functions. |
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Digital Filters Filters digital signals and plays the output on your speakers. |
Electricity and Magnetism: Statics
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2-D Electrostatics Applet
Demonstrates static electric fields and steady-state current distributions. |
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2-D Electrostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates electric fields in various 2-D situations; also shows Gauss's law. |
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3-D Electrostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates electric fields in various 3-D situations. |
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3-D Magnetostatic Fields Applet
Demonstrates magnetic fields in various situations. |
Electrodynamics
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2-D Electrodynamics Applet (TE)
Demonstrates electromagnetic radiation. |
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2-D Electrodynamics Applet (TM)
Demonstrates electromagnetic radiation, induction, and magnetostatics. |
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Analog Circuit Simulator Applet
Demonstrates various electronic circuits. |
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Cavity Modes Applet
Electromagnetic waves in a 3-d rectangular cavity. |
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Waveguide Modes Applet
Electromagnetic waves in a waveguide. |
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Antenna Applet
Generates antenna radiation patterns. |
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Fresnel Diffraction Applet
Generates Fresnel diffraction patterns. |
Quantum Mechanics
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Hydrogen Atom Applet
Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen atom. |
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Molecular Orbitals Applet
Shows the orbitals (wave functions) of the hydrogen molecular ion. |
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1-D Quantum Mechanics Applet
Single-particle quantum mechanics states in one dimension. |
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1-D Quantum Crystal Applet
Periodic potentials in one dimension. |
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2-D Quantum Crystal Applet
Periodic potentials in two dimensions. |
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1-D Quantum Transitions Applet
Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in one dimension. |
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Atomic Dipole Transitions Applet
Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in atoms. |
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2-D Rectangular Square Well Applet
Rectangular square well (particle in a box) in two dimensions. |
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2-D Circular Square Well Applet
Circular square well in two dimensions. |
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2-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet
Harmonic oscillator in two dimensions. |
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Quantum Rigid Rotator Applet
Particle confined to the surface of a sphere. |
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3-D Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Applet
Harmonic oscillator in three dimensions. |
Linear Algebra
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Dot Product Applet
Demonstrates the dot product or scalar product of two vectors. |
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Matrix Applet
Demonstrates 2-d transformations using a matrix. |
Vector Calculus
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2-D Vector Fields Applet
Demonstrates various properties of vector fields, including divergence and curl, etc. |
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3-D Vector Fields Applet
Demonstrates vector fields in 3 dimensions. Includes the Lorenz Attractor and Rossler Attractor. |
Thermodynamics
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Gas Molecules Simulation Applet
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Thermal Camera Pictures
Some sample pictures taken with a thermal (infrared) camera. (This is not an applet but I thought I'd throw it in here anyway.) |
Miscellaneous
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A Sense of Scale
Provides a visual comparison of various distances, from very small objects like protons and electrons, to distances between galaxies. (Not an applet, but I thought I'd include it here anyway.) |
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Ordinary Differential Equations Applet
Visual differential equation solver. |
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Euler's Equation Applet
Demonstrates Taylor series expansion of complex exponentials. |
Links to other educational sites with math/physics-related information or java applets useful for teaching:
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Particle World
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Physlets
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Resonata - A Wave Machine
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PhET Interactive Simulations
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a Circuit Diagram maker
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Lissajous Lab
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Flows of Vector Fields
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A Complex Mapping Viewer
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Teslamania
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Dean Dauger's Home Page
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Wondermagnet.com
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Powers of 10 Applet
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Another Kinetic Theory Applet
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Another Fresnel Diffraction Applet
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Another Slit Diffraction Applet
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Acoustics and Vibration Animations
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Animations of Physical Processes
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Quantum Mechanical Scattering
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Field of a Moving Point Charge
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Harmonic Phasors and Fourier Series
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MyPhysicsLab Simulations
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Physics 2000
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Earth-Moon Distance
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An Atlas of the Universe
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Finding the Speed of Light with Marshmallows
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Sky Chart
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Snowflakes
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Errors and Misconceptions
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Sound Lab
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Wave Packets in Classical Limit
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Diagrams for Interactive Learning
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Funny Cartoon
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Java Pong Applet
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Java Maze Applet
3d perspective maze. -
Acorn Envelope Applet
Cool videogame sounds.
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