Credits:
I offer my personal thanks to Wolfgang Christian and his many
collaborators for all their help, without whom this project would not
be possible.
Two packages associated with the Open Source Physics Project
have been used in creating this tutorial (a personal thanks to Wolfgang
Christian and his many collaborators for all their help):
Java Applets (called Physlets) and Java Scripts from Wolfgang Christian and the group at Davidson College. These
are ready made Java applets which can be embedded in a web page and
controlled with JavaScript. The web page creator can give as much or as
little control of the Physlet to the user as desired by modifying the
JavaScript in the web page. These Physlets are free for downloading.
The Easy Java Simulations package created by Francisco Esquembre.
This is a software authoring tool which allows you to construct Java
simulation software with a minimal amount of Java programing. Interface
tools such as buttons, text windows, graphic windows etc., are
provided, as are visualization tools and a simple way to program the
behavior of complex objects in a graphical window. This package
is free for downloading and is open source.
I have also borrowed and modified JavaScript from the following:
- Physlet Physics, Interactive Illustrations, Explorations, and Problems for Introductory Physics
by Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni (with contributions by Anne J.
Cox, Melissa H. Dancy, Aaron Titus and Thomas M. Colbert),
Pearson Education, 2001.
- Physlets: Teaching Physics with Interactive Curricular Material by Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni, Pearson Education, 2004.
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