Minds•on Physics Simulations
These simulations are written to accompany the texts Minds•on Physics by William J. Leonard, Robert J. Dufresne, William J. Gerace, Jose P. Mestre published by Kendall/Hunt. MOP is a series of volumes designed to promote concept-based problem solving. Some of these simulations are to be used for more than one activity.
NOTE: These simulations require Java 1.1 with Java Script to applet communication, which some older MacIntosh systems do not support. Physlets run on the MAC using OSX Panther and the latest Safari browser.
Volume 1 Motion
Activity 5 A 1. - Ball thrown up
Activity 5 A 3. - Toy car attached to rubber band
Activity 5 A 4./21 A5 - Mass hanging on spring
Activity 5 A 5. - Ball rolling up inclined plane
Activity 5 A 6. - Sprinter indoor 100m race
Activity 8 A/19 B - Ball tossed at an angle
Activity 8 B - Three sprinters
Activity 12 A - Motion of dynamics cart
Activity 12 B - Motion of a Falling marble
Activity 12 C/24 A - Motion of a Toy Car
Activity 14 B - The Effect of Situation Changes on Position and Velocity Graphs
Activity 16 - Race between Merinda and Joey
Activity 19 A - Motion of a Toy Car in both directions
Activity 24 B - Motion of a Small Rubber Ball
Activity 27 - Relating Graphs of Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
Example R12 - Comparing velocity for 3 cars
Example R16 - Race between Joe and Del
Example R19 - Constant Velocity of a Car
Volume 2 Interactions
Activity 55 A - Motion of a Rolling Rubber Ball
Activity 55 B - Motion of a Falling marble
Notes: To start running the simulation push the Play button. Pause stops or restarts animation. Faster and slower change the speed by approximately a factor of 2.
John M. Clement currently teaches at St. Pius X High School, 811 W Donovan, Houston, TX.
Pictures are taken from the Minds·on Physics text published by Kendall/Hunt. They may not be used for any other purpose without permission from the publisher.
These simulations are based on Physlets® by Wolfgang Christian at Davidson College. The Physlets code may not be sold or commercially distributed for profit without permission of the author.
July, 2000