This interactive applet allows users to explore variables that affect resistance in a wire. As students adjust resistivity, length, and area of a wire, the size of the symbols in the equation changes to reflect the variations. Numeric values of each variable are also displayed.
This page also includes samples of learning goals and user-submitted ideas for instructional use. It is part of a larger collection of materials developed and maintained by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET) based on principles of physics education research.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6108">PhET. PhET Simulation: Resistance in a Wire. Boulder: PhET, November 16, 2007.</a>
PhET Simulation: Resistance in a Wire. (2007, November 16). Retrieved March 15, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/resistance-in-a-wire
PhET. PhET Simulation: Resistance in a Wire. Boulder: PhET, November 16, 2007. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/resistance-in-a-wire (accessed 15 March 2025).
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Title = {PhET Simulation: Resistance in a Wire},
Publisher = {PhET},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {15 March 2025},
Month = {November 16, 2007},
Year = {2007}
}
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