EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers

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published by the Boston University Physics Department
edited by Andrew Duffy

This web page features a collection of Easy Java Simulations developed by secondary teachers for use in high school physics and physical science courses. Topics include astronomy, momentum and collision, projectile motion, Gauss's Law and electric field, special relativity, and more. Each simulation is accompanied by a standards-based lesson plan and printable student guides. Users may run the simulations as a Java applet or may directly download a jar file version.

The materials in this collection were created with Easy Java Simulations (EJS), a modeling tool that allows users without formal programming experience to generate computer models and simulations. To modify or customize the model, See Related Materials for detailed instructions on installing and running the EJS Modeling and Authoring Tool.

This resource is part of Project ITOP (Improving the Teaching of Physics), a graduate program offered at University of Massachusetts-Boston. The archived computer models are hosted and maintained as part of the BU Physics Simulation collection.

Please note that this resource requires Java (JRE).

https://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Solar System Classical Mechanics - General Electricity & Magnetism - Electric Fields and Potential General Physics - Collections	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Collection - Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation = Lesson/Lesson Plan = Problem/Problem Set = Student Guide

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - Activity - Laboratory - Assessment - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Educator
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Formats:: application/java
text/html
application/ms-word
application/pdf
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2010 Boston University Physics Department
Keywords:: EJS, Easy Java, Gauss's Law, elastic collision, inelastic collision, orbital mechanics, point charge, projectiles, rocket, simulations, solar system simulator, two-dimensional motion
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 10, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 30, 2010
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EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers, edited by A. Duffy (Boston University Physics Department, Boston, 2010), <https://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html>.

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Duffy, A. (Ed.). (2010, April 30). EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from Boston University Physics Department: https://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html

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Duffy, Andrew, ed. EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers. Boston: Boston University Physics Department, April 30, 2010. https://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html (accessed 19 March 2025).

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Duffy, Andrew, ed. EJS Simulations by High School Physics Teachers. Boston: Boston University Physics Department, 2010. 30 Apr. 2010. 19 Mar. 2025 <https://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/NS548_simulations/ITOP_EJS.html>.

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