published by
the Boston University
written by
Andrew Duffy
This item is a Java applet illustrating the pattern of magnetic lines formed between two charges of various polarity and magnitude. Students make conclusions about the sign and magnitude of the charges by viewing the field line patterns. This item is part of a larger collection of physics classroom questions and simulations.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=5751">Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Field-Line Patterns. Boston: Boston University, October 23, 2007.</a>
A. Duffy, Boston University Physics Applets: Field-Line Patterns (Boston University, Boston, 2000), <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester2/c02_visualize.html>.
Duffy, A. (2007, October 23). Boston University Physics Applets: Field-Line Patterns. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from Boston University: http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester2/c02_visualize.html
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Field-Line Patterns. Boston: Boston University, October 23, 2007. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester2/c02_visualize.html (accessed 20 July 2025).
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Field-Line Patterns. Boston: Boston University, 2000. 23 Oct. 2007. 20 July 2025 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester2/c02_visualize.html>.
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