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1. Paradigms in Physics: Interpreting Effective Potential Plots

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Byline:: C. Manogue; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program

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This kinesthetic activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students interpret graphs of effective potential versus radial distance. A student volunteer moves in an…

http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities:guides:cf...

2. Paradigms in Physics: Velocity and Acceleration in Polar Coordinates

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Byline:: K. Browne and C. Manogue; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program

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This small group activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students work out expressions for velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates. Students work in small…

http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_cf...

3. Paradigms in Physics: Linear Combinations of Spherical Harmonics

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Byline:: C. Manogue and K. Browne; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program

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This computer visualization activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students visualize linear combinations of spherical harmonics. Students use a Maple worksheet or…

http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/doku59e9.htm...

4. Paradigms in Physics: Finding the Coefficients of a Spherical Harmonic Series

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Byline:: C. Manogue and K. Browne; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program

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This small group activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students learn how to expand functions in terms of spherical harmonics. Students work in small groups to…

http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/doku8408.htm...

5. Paradigms in Physics: Coriolis and Centrifugal Accelerations

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Byline:: T. Dray; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program

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This small group activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students determine which way the Coriolis and centrifugal accelerations point. Students use their small…

http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/swbq_cmsw_rf...

6. Stormtrooper Explosion [ Computer Program ]

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Byline:: R. Allain

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In a Star Wars VII trailer, we see a stormtrooper flung into the air from an explosion. The motion of the stormtrooper will provide information about the planet on which the scene…

https://www.wired.com/2015/05/video-analysis-exploding-stormtrooper/

7. Skateboard Science

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Byline:: P. Tesler, P. Doherty, and N. Wanner

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This site analyzes the physics of skateboarding in great detail. It goes into many different 'tricks' and the effect of materials and design on the behavior of the skateboard.

https://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/

8. Conservation of Energy

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Byline:: S. Reddy

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This applet illustrates both conservation of energy and circular motion. A roller coaster car starts on top of a hill, falls through a valley and travels over second hill, then goes…

https://www.surendranath.org/GPA/Dynamics/Coaster/Coaster.html

9. Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors)

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Byline:: W. Fendt

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This java applet gives a visual representation of the addition of vectors. The user can choose to sum from two to five arbitrary vectors. The applet adds the vectors visually, moving…

https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm

10. PhET Simulation: Projectile Motion

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Byline:: Publisher: PhET

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