written by
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.
Ptolemy and Copernicus Activity Launcher Package
A complete package of materials for the Ptolemy and Copernicus Activity, including EJS simulations and the activity handout. download 2746kb .jar
Published: July 18, 2012
Ptolemy and Copernicus Activity Worksheet
PDF of the worksheet for the Ptolemy and Copernicus Activity. download 89kb .pdf
Published: July 18, 2012
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/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>
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).
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>.
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 February 7, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038
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 7 February 2025).
Christian, Wolfgang, Mario Belloni, and Todd Timberlake. "From Ptolemy to Einstein Workshop." https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2012/. Philadelphia, PA: 2012. 7 Feb. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12233&DocID=3038>.
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