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Blackbody Radiation: Frequency and Wavelength  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Blackbody Radiation: Frequency and Wavelength model simulates the blackbody radiation curves of Planck both as a function of frequency and as a function of wavelength to allow…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10528&DocID=2030
Young Two Slit Interference  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Young Two Slit Interference model simulates the interference pattern of light as it travels through two slits to a screen. This result was first described by Young who used the…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10529&DocID=2032
Single-Slit Diffraction  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Single-Slit Diffraction model simulates the diffraction pattern of light as it travels through a slit to a screen. The diffraction pattern is due to the difference in path length…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10530&DocID=2034
Fermat Light Ray Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Fermat Light Ray model shows a light ray traveling left to right through N homogeneous regions with different refractive indicies. Because light travels in a straight line…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11182&DocID=2232
Ripple Tank Model for Teachers  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Ripple Tank Model for Teachers allows instructors to simulate 2D wave interference. A ripple tank is a shallow glass tank of water used to demonstrate the basic properties of…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12043&DocID=2938
Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves model simulates the blackbody radiation curve of stars and how this leads to the observed color and luminosity of the star. If a star can be…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10502&DocID=1957
Hertzsprung–Russell (H-R) Diagrams  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Hertzsprung–Russell (H-R) Diagrams model simulates Hertzsprung–Russell (HR or H-R) diagram for groups of stars. The diagram is a scatter plot of steller luminosity vs. stellar…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10503&DocID=1959
Fluorescence Spectra  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This experiment uses the Tracker video analysis and modeling tool to explore the phenomenon of fluorescence and its application in fluorescent lamps. For each of five different…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11665&DocID=2536
Flat Mirror Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Flat Mirror Model shows two principal rays leaving a candle of height h and striking a flat mirror. The first ray is parallel to the mirror surface and is reflected back on…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11779&DocID=2636
Concave Mirror Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Concave Mirror Model shows three principal rays leaving a candle of height h and striking a concave mirror. The first ray is parallel to the optic axis and is reflected back…
https://www.compadre.org/OSP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11780&DocID=2638
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