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written by John Belcher
supported by the National Science Foundation
published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Part of the MIT TEAL/Studio Physics Project, this web page contains a set of videos and simulations relating to electrostatics. The visualizations were developed to supplement a calculus-based Electricity and Magnetism course, but several of them are appropriate for conceptual or algebra-based physics. Topics include electric field of a positive and a negative charge, van de Graaff generator attracting and repelling a charge, creating and destroying an electric field, charge interactions, interactive molecules in 2D and 3D, lattices, an interactive electrostatic force experiment, and an electrostatic video game. Formats for these resources include Shockwave, Java (jnlp files), and MPEG.

In addition, the TEAL project has made course notes, labs, and presentations available as part of its Open Courseware Repository:
MIT Open Courseware: Electricity and Magnetism
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- Technology
= Multimedia
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electric Fields and Potential
- Electrostatics
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
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MIT Open Courseware (OCW): http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm
Keywords:
Java applet, dipole moment, electric dipole, electric field, electrostatics applet, electrostatics game, electrostatics simulation, induction, point charges, van de Graaf
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created August 25, 2007 by swapna gurumani
Record Updated:
February 26, 2015 by Caroline Hall
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July 31, 2008
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J. Belcher, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), WWW Document, (http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm).
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J. Belcher, MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm>.
APA Format
Belcher, J. (2008, July 31). MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm
Chicago Format
Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 31, 2008. http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm (accessed 12 November 2024).
MLA Format
Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. 31 July 2008. National Science Foundation. 12 Nov. 2024 <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "John Belcher", Title = {MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations}, Publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {12 November 2024}, Month = {July 31, 2008}, Year = {2004} }
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%0 Electronic Source %A Belcher, John %D July 31, 2008 %T MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations %I Massachusetts Institute of Technology %V 2024 %N 12 November 2024 %8 July 31, 2008 %9 application/shockwave %U http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/index.htm


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