Statics, dynamics and fluid dynamics.

A large collection of java applets demonstrating basic to modern physics topics.

A good sampling of ways that science and computing are becoming interactive.

Two wave sources in a ripple tank. You set the variables and watch it run.

Physics applets plus the source code. Links to other applet sites and authors are here as well.

These supplement physics courses taught by Michael Fowler at U of Virginia. They include Newton's cannon, Brownian motion, Rutherford scattering, and collisions in two dimensions.

A comprehensive collection of Java Applets on waves, sound, light and optics. Suitable for high school physics students.

A website that teaches physics through interactive applets.

Several categories from which to choose.

Java simulation.

Applets on general physics.

A collection of Java applets packaged with explanatory text for use as conceptual homework or student self-study in introductory physics.

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.

Java applets and Quicktime movies of physics simulations such as solar system, ideal gas, wave interference, and the Doppler effect.

Interference applet. This Java applet demonstrates the Double Slit Experiment.

25 fundamental physics concepts.

Several simulation applets which can be used to teach the statistical foundations of thermal physics in introductory college physics courses. Download applets for free.

Allows the simulation of the radioactive decay of over 2000 radionuclides using standard colour schemes (Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, General Electric). Basic decay data can be viewed by holding the mouse over a nuclide and consists of half-lives, modes of decay, and branching ratios. "Blinking" nuclides indicate strong gamma emitters with energies above a user-definable threshold value.

Simulates the motion of planets moving under gravity. It comes with a number of initial "scenarios." Can also add more planets during a simulation.

Applets for learning university level physics. Also includes link to older DOS software (momentum space visualization).

Java applet explores a pendulum with rope of variable length. The solution implements 4-th order Runge-Kutta method for differential equations.

Covers many introductory and intermediate-level topics. Java 1.1 versions available as well.

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.

Solves the one dimensional Schrodinger equation in different potentials.

Examine the dynamics of rigid pendula. Includes explanatory text.

Intended to give students a "feel" for vectors in two dimensions. Specifically, it covers components, magnitude and direction, and vector addition.

Wave speed, wave length and the speed of the point source can be adjusted.

Set the size and distance of an object from a thin lens or curved mirror, and ray tracing will reveal the size and distance of the image from the same lens or mirror.

Measure the time between viewing a red light and reacting to that light. Calculates distance traveled in that time.

This java applet invites you to the world of space and time in special relativity.

Experiment with springs and wave by adjusting several properties.

This java applet show the force diagram and the motion of the system when the frictional forces are present.

This java applets let you understand the entire range of behavior of a single convex lens or image formed by two lens.

This java applet show you how to use the law of reflection (for optics) in playing pool.

This java applet shows a microscopic model for an ideal gas. The pressure that a gas exerts on the walls of its container is a consequence of the collisions of the gas molecules with the walls.

This java applet shows the "Superposition Principle of wave"

Offers several applets for various areas of physics.

Using very simple physics principles, this program estimates how high you could theoretically vault based on how tall you are and how fast you can run, assuming you had the proper training and optimal efficiency.

Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy and wind up face to face with a proton in Florida.

Michael Fowler and his graduate students have written the applets, about 10 in all.

Michael Fowler and his students created these interactive Flash movies illustrating physics concepts.

Shows the relation between wavelength, emitted power, and peak wavelength for a blackbody (Planck's function).

Allows the user to study the electromagnetic spectrum, converting between units of wavelength, frequency and energy.

Shows velocity change of a particle when a piston compresses and expands a narrow cylinder.

A collection of sample Java applets which demonstrate various aspects of quantum mechanics, including the Hydrogen atom and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.

A large, annotated list of physics related java applets (also some VRML and Shockwave stuff) available on the net. Also provides a way to join a list devoted to discussions on development and use of java in physics education and research.

Applet demonstrates Kepler's law.

Educational applets covering irreversibility, chemical kinetics, the second law of thermodynamics, ideal atmosphere, particle in a box (quantum mechanics) and a monte carlo simulation.

Wave machine with various parameters, with explanatory text.

Animations sorted by category, and the file size of each animation is included in the listing.