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• BlackBody Spectrum Applet

  http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/blackbody/black.htm
  Shows the relation between wavelength, emitted power, and peak wavelength for a blackbody (Planck's function).

• Build a Solar System

  http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
  A table to help build or draw a scale model of the solar system. Specify the size of the sun and the sizes of and distances between various objects are calculated.

• Davidson Physlet Problems

  http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html
  Physics applets plus the source code. Links to other applet sites and authors are here as well.

• Galileo and Einstein

  http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/
  Michael Fowler's physics lectures from the University of Virginia. Includes a collection of physics simulations in JAVA and Flash.

• Generalized Physics Applets

  http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets.html
  Several categories from which to choose.

• Gravitational Orbits

  http://wildcat.phys.northwestern.edu/ugrad/vpl/mechanics/planets.html
  Applet demonstrates Kepler's law.

• How To Teach Statistical Thermal Physics In An Introductory Physics Course

  http://phya.snu.ac.kr/~kclee/howto/
  Several simulation applets which can be used to teach the statistical foundations of thermal physics in introductory college physics courses. Download applets for free.

• Interactive Color Wheel

  http://r0k.us/graphics/SIHwheel.html
  The SIH wheel is a Java applet that allows a person to view relationships between color (saturation, intensity, and hue) and luma.

• Interactive Physics and Math with Java

  http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/applets/Intro_physics/kisalev/
  A set of more than 20 scientifically accurate educational applets which mostly cover the course of Introductory Physics or material close to it. This site is mirrored a number of places on the net.

• Java Applets for Engineering Education

  http://www.engapplets.vt.edu/
  Statics, dynamics and fluid dynamics.

• JOrrery

  http://jorrery.sourceforge.net/
  Simulates the motion of planets moving under gravity. It comes with a number of initial "scenarios." Can also add more planets during a simulation.

• Nori's Physics Page

  http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~norimari/e-sciencenori.html
  Java applets and Quicktime movies of physics simulations such as solar system, ideal gas, wave interference, and the Doppler effect.

• NTNU Virtual Physics Laboratory

  http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/
  Offers several applets for various areas of physics.

• PBS.org - Transistorized! Web Site Interactives

  http://www.pbs.org/transistor/interactives/
  Features two interactive games related to the development of transitors. The object of the Periodic Puzzle is to line up tiles to match a section of the periodic table of the elements. The Wafer Maker is a fast-paced game where the user grows silicon crystals to make transistors.

• Physics Flash Animations

  http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/
  Animations sorted by category, and the file size of each animation is included in the listing.

• Powers of 10 - Interactive Java Tutorial

  http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
  Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy and wind up face to face with a proton in Florida.

• Resonata

  http://oolong.co.uk/resonata.htm
  Wave machine with various parameters, with explanatory text.

• Ripple Tank Applet

  http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Ripple/Ripple_JS.html
  Two wave sources in a ripple tank. You set the variables and watch it run.

• UCI Chemistry - Applets

  http://www.chem.uci.edu/undergrad/applets/
  Educational applets covering irreversibility, chemical kinetics, the second law of thermodynamics, ideal atmosphere, particle in a box (quantum mechanics) and a monte carlo simulation.

• Universal Nuclide Calculator

  http://www.nucleonica.net/unc.aspx
  Allows the simulation of the radioactive decay.

• Vector Calculator

  http://comp.uark.edu/~jgeabana/java/VectorTest.html
  Intended to give students a "feel" for vectors in two dimensions. Specifically, it covers components, magnitude and direction, and vector addition.

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