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From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop
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Wolfgang Christian, Mario Belloni, and Todd Timberlake
One of the most popular courses in physics is astronomy. However, the topics taught require visualizations that are not familiar to the typical students in these courses. To address this issue, we have created a set of flexible resources for the teaching of introductory astronomy based on two- and three-dimensional simulations. These simulations are created with Easy Java Simulations (EJS) which is a free and open source tool for creating Java simulations. Because EJS allows teachers to easily change simulations, existing simulations can be customized to the type of astronomy course one is teaching. In this workshop, we will describe how to use and modify astronomy simulations such as the celestial sphere, Ptolemaic and Copernican models, Keplerian orbits including eclipses, galactic collisions, and orbits about black holes.
Material for this workshop is available in a ComPADRE shared file folder: http://www.compadre.org/osp/filingcabinet/bookmarks.cfm?FID=30679
https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/
Philadelphia, PA: July 28- Aug 1, 2012
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=12233">Christian, W, M. Belloni, and T. Timberlake. "From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop." Paper presented at the https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/, Philadelphia, PA, July 28- Aug 1, 2012.</a>
AIP Format
W. Christian, M. Belloni, and T. Timberlake, , presented at the https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038).
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W. Christian, M. Belloni, and T. Timberlake, From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop, presented at the https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/, Philadelphia, PA, 2012, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038>.
APA Format
Christian, W., Belloni, M., & Timberlake, T. (2012, July 28- Aug 1). From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop. Paper presented at https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038
Chicago Format
Christian, W, M. Belloni, and T. Timberlake. "From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop." Paper presented at the https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/, Philadelphia, PA, July 28- Aug 1, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038 (accessed 24 January 2025).
MLA Format
Christian, Wolfgang, Mario Belloni, and Todd Timberlake. "From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop." https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 24 Jan. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038>.
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@inproceedings{
Author = "Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni and Todd Timberlake",
Title = {From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop},
BookTitle = {https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/},
Address = {Philadelphia, PA},
Month = {July 28- Aug 1},
Year = {2012}
}
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%0 Conference Proceedings %A Christian, Wolfgang %A Belloni, Mario %A Timberlake, Todd %D July 28- Aug 1 2012 %T From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop %B https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/ %C Philadelphia, PA %8 July 28- Aug 1 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038 Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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