Physics and Astronomy Educational Module Project

This collection of modular components for hands on interactive is maintained to provide students and instructors with online resources and source code for learning and teaching physics and astronomy. Each module is independent, and will run in a browser with a click on the entry. Use the browser's "save as" feature to make a local copy. The code is provided as a open educational resource. If you reuse it, please credit the contributor and if appropriate, offer a link to this site.

Mechanics

• 2D Vectors
  Show and add components of two vectors
• Right Triangles
  Simple trigonometry
• Vectors in 3D
  Show omponents of a vector in 3D
• Newton's Canon
  Orbit the Earth
• Ball on a Curve
  With rotation and friction
• Explore Forces
  Box on a table
• Assess Your Understanding
  Forces in different scenarios
• Simple Harmonic Motion
  Horizontal spring
• Simple Harmonic Motion
  Vertical spring
• Lever
  Forces and torque
• Free fall
  Acceleration and energy
• Conservation of Momentum
  Elastic and inelastic collisions
• Orbits in the solar system
  Try interplanetary travel
• Torque on a plank
  Explore angular acceleration
• Torque on a cylinder
  Impulse and angluar motion
• String under tension
  Physics simulation

Gravitation

• Gravitational fields
  Equipotentials of masses
• Newton's Canon
  Orbit the Earth
• Orbits in the solar system
  Try interplanetary travel
• Cavendish balance
  Measure G

Measurement and Statistics

• Pi
  Find Pi by dropping sticks
• Random Walks
  Central limit theorem

Electricity and Magnetism

• RC Circuit
  Voltage decay
• Electric fields
  Equipotentials of charges
• Gravitational fields
  Equipotentials of masses

Light

• Lens
  View through a lens
• Optical rays
  Follow a laser beam
• Blackbody radiation
  Spectral energy distribution

Astronomy and Astrophysics

• Mercury
  3D Exploration
• Venus
  3D Exploration
• Earth
  3D Exploration
• Mars
  3D Exploration
• Ceres
  3D Exploration
• Jupiter
  3D Exploration with Galilean satellites
• Hubble Law
  Expansion of the Universe
• Sky Viewer
  Interactive sky
• Solar System Orbits
  Interactive 3D view of the real solar system
• A galaxy of stars
  Interactive 3D view the Milky Way
• Observables in Astrophysics
  What light reveals
• Time
  Meaning and measure
• Celestial coordinates
  Right ascenscion and declination

Resources

• Moodle
  Physics & Astronomy learning
• Astronomy and Astrophysics Wiki
  On-line astronomy content
• Blackboard quiz maker
  Helpful content generator
• Three.js
  Where the action is
• Ian Webster
  Exceptional examples
• Asteroids
  Scientifcally accurate
• Physijs
  Add physics to Three.js
• Ancient Earth
  Earth long past
• 100,000 Stars
  Our galactic neighborhood
• WebGL
  Browser test report
• PHETS
  HTML5 simulations
• Physics for Javascript
  Dev Ramtal's book and source code
• RPN scientific calculator
  HP15C
• Algebraic calculator
  Scientific functions
• HTML5 animation
  Billy Lamberta's book and examples
• Physics codes
  Dev Ramtal on-line
• Animation code and examples
  Billy Lamberta on-line