designer:
Jonathan Barrett, Michael Boonstra, Maija Graham, Graeme Irwin, Hans Laue, Jason Law, Michelle McGrath, Arend Meetsma, Ali Rezaei, Qasim Syed, Andrew Turner, and Jeremiah Van Oosten
published by
the University of Calgary
written by
David Austin and Brian Martin
Available Languages: English, French
This web page contains a multi-tool simulation depicting the motion of a charged particle in a non-uniform field. The source charge is movable within the field and students can also control initial velocity, position, and test charge. With a mouse click, electric field lines and equipotential lines can be displayed. The Coordinates panel allows users to click at any location in the field to display the x,y coordinates and the electric potential at that point. This module includes a detailed lesson with related problems/solutions and full instructions for use.
This item is part of a larger collection of simulation-based physics modules sponsored by the MAP project (Modular Approach to Physics).
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7192">Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field. Calgary: University of Calgary, September 6, 2003.</a>
D. Austin and B. Martin, (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2001), WWW Document, (http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/elcrmagn/simulate/potentials_point/applet.html).
D. Austin and B. Martin, Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2001), <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/elcrmagn/simulate/potentials_point/applet.html>.
Austin, D., & Martin, B. (2003, September 6). Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field. Retrieved May 22, 2025, from University of Calgary: http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/elcrmagn/simulate/potentials_point/applet.html
Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field. Calgary: University of Calgary, September 6, 2003. http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/elcrmagn/simulate/potentials_point/applet.html (accessed 22 May 2025).
Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field. Calgary: University of Calgary, 2001. 6 Sep. 2003. 22 May 2025 <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/elcrmagn/simulate/potentials_point/applet.html>.
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Author = "David Austin and Brian Martin",
Title = {Modular Approach to Physics: Potential in a Non-Uniform Field},
Publisher = {University of Calgary},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {22 May 2025},
Month = {September 6, 2003},
Year = {2001}
}
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