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Featured Curriculum Package Archive - Page 2


An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods (EJS Adaptation) ` - Mar 1, 2010

The Easy Java Simulations adaptation of an An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods by Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik, and Wolfgang Christian teaches physics modeling by example. We have chosen EJS for this edition of our book because its dynamic and highly interactive user interface greatly reduces the amount of programming required to implement an idea.


Copernican Revolution ` - Feb 24, 2010

A shared file folder of Astronomy models designed for a course on the Copernican Revolution.  In this course students explore the history of astronomy from the Ancient Greeks to Isaac Newton.  Astronomical theories are studied in some detail and evaluated based on their success or failure at reproducing astronomical observations.  The EJS simulations in this folder allow students to actively engage with the astronomical theories and visualize the apparent motions predicted by each theory.


Phase Matters Package ` - Jul 6, 2008

The Phase Matters package is a self-contained file for the teaching of phase and time evolution in quantum mechanics.  The material focuses on when and how, for arbitrary quantum-mechanical states, the phase of the wave function matters.


Spins Package ` - Jul 6, 2008

The Spins package is a self-contained file for the teaching of measurement and time evolution of spin-1/2 systems in quantum mechanics.  The material focuses on single and multiple measurements of different ensembles of identically prepared spin-1/2 particles.


Modeling Physics with Easy Java Simulations: TPT Package ` - May 30, 2008

This Java archive contains a collection of simple Easy Java Simulations (EJS) programs for the teaching of computer-based modeling.  The materials and text of this resource appeared in an article of the same name in The Physics Teacher.

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