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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Projectile Motion With Angry Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze the path of a bird's flight as it attempts to obliterate pigs in the well-known game, Angry Birds. Comes with lab activities, a video, and a simulation. The latter requires software called Tracker, which is free to download.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Vector Addition Model

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Java applet simulation explores vector addition of two vectors in two dimensions. Given the magnitude and direction, students must determine the vector components.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Circular Well Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This downloadable java simulation models the 2D energy eigenstates of a particle trapped in a very deep two-dimensional circular well.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Scalar Field Gradient Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate scalar and vector fields though a downloadable java simulation. The simulation explores the gradient of a scalar field using a numerical approximation to the partial derivatives.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Minkowski Diagram Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation examining simultaneity and causality in special relativity by manipulating the space and time coordinates of one or two events.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Binomial Distribution Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This downloadable mathematics java simulation explores the binomial probability distribution model. The probability and number of trials can be changed to see the effect on the distribution model.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Uniform Spherical Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The java simulation demonstrates methods for picking a random point on a sphere. Both the incorrect method of a uniform random distribution as well as the correct weighted distribution are shown.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Random Number Generator Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This downloadable java simulation is an interactive linear congruent random number generator model. Students use paper and pencil to calculate the first few terms and then use the generator to check their calculations.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Harmonics and Fourier Series

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The downloadable interactive java simulation displays the sum of harmonics through a Fourier series to yield a new wave.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Special Functions Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This downloadable java simulation shows a variety of special functions. Functions included are Legendre polynomials, Chebyshev polynomials, and Bessel functions.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Lorenz Attractor Periodic Orbits

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation of a Lorenz attractor which is shaped like a butterfly. Manipulate the image and observe from all sides as the orbits about two fixed points are drawn.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Multiple Coin Toss Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore flipping multiple coins through this downloadable java simulation. The complete results of the tossing experiment is shown on a graph of the cumulative probability of heads.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Trig Tour

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take a tour of trigonometry using degrees or radians! Look for patterns in the values and on the graph when you change the value of theta. Compare the graphs of sine, cosine, and tangent.
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LD Online

Ld Online: 10 Tips for Software Selection for Math Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Article at LD Online provides 10 tips to guide teachers and parents in selecting instructional math software. The focus is on instructional software such as concept development, drill and practice, tutorial and simulation software rather...
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Math, Physics and Engineering Applets

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by Paul Falstad, these educational Java applets address myriad concepts related to electrostatics, magnetostatics and electrodynamics. You'll find instructions on how to operate each applet, but little explanatory material.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Four Bugs Problem: Step on No Pets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this simulation has students model the Four-Bug Problem in order to see the general concept of pursuit curves. Each student takes on the role of a bug, and are placed at each corner of a...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Micrometer Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this virtual model to simulate the basic operations and accuracy of a micrometer while manipulating the physical parts of the object.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Electric Field and Potential

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An electrostatic simulation that moves beyond the two-dimensional representations a book may provide. Try this Gauss' Law model which shows the electric field and potential for cylindrical and spherical symmetry.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: E X B Trajectory Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulate the motion of a charged particle in electric and magnetic fields, and then complete the equations of motion using the Lorentz force law.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Galton Board Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Simulate the binomial distribution of a Galton board as a ball is dropped into the device. Investigate the probability of the ball going to the right or to the left with each bounce off a peg.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Multiplicative Process Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The mathematics resource uses a downloadable java applet to simulate the outcome of a product of random numbers. Examples of multiplicative processes include the distributions of incomes and rainfall.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Use a Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice using a simulation. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simulation and Randomness: Random Digit Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how random digit tables are used and presents two problems. Answers are accompanied by explanations.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ph Et: Function Builder

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Play with functions while you ponder Art History. Explore geometric transformations and transform your thinking about linear functions, then have fun figuring out the mystery functions.

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