Physlets--- small, scriptable, Java applets---have been written for
topics from introductory to advanced physics. At Davidson College,
curricular material developed around Physlets has been extensively used in
introductory physics classes as in-class demonstrations, Just-in-Time
Teaching (JiTT) WarmUp and Puzzle exercises, Ranking-Task Exercises,
lab-preparatory material, and extensions to the traditional homework sets.
We are currently developing conceptual, "traditional" and
non-traditional problems for junior- and senior-level students. Enhanced
visualization and inter-applet communication allow more complicated
problems from electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and statistical
mechanics to be written. Examples of the far-reaching scope of
Physlet-based curricular material will be presented.
Additional information can be found at:
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/physletprob
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