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- 3-1 Vectors
- 3-7 Projectile
Motion
- 4-7 Some
Applications of Newton's Laws (QuickTime)
- 4-8 Newton's
Laws and Friction
- 5-3 Kepler's
Laws of Planetary Motion (QuickTime)
- 8-2 Elastic
Collisions in One Dimension
- 12-4 The
Ideal Gas Law (Will not work with
Internet Explorer 3.0)
15-4 Sound Waves (QuickTime)
15-6 The Doppler Effect (QuickTime)
20-1 Faraday's Law
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22-3 Total Internal Reflection (QuickTime)
22-5 Locating Images by Ray Tracing (Will not work with Internet Explorer 3.0)
24-3 Interference of Light - Interference Patterns (QuickTime)
24-3 Interference of Light - Double-Slit Experiment
27-5 The Photoelectric Effect (QuickTime)
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Simulation Library
| 1.3 | Unit Conversions Unit Conversions Utility Taha Mzoughi |
| 1.4 | Measurements, Calculations, and
Uncertainties Vernier (Measurement/Significant Figures.) Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 2.6 | Motion With Constant Acceleration Kinematics-Constant Acceleration Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 3.2 | Addition of Vectors Vector Addition in Two Dimensions Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| Vector Addition in Three
Dimensions Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 3.5 | Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions Relative Motion Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 3.7 | Projectile Motion Cannon Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| Model Rocket Simulation Thomas E. Wilson and Theron T. Trout |
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| 4.7 | Some Applications of Newton's Laws Newton's Second Law Experiment Walter Fendt |
| Simple Machines-Pulleys Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 5.1 | Uniform Circular Motion Rotational Motion Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 5.2 | Force Needed for Circular Motion Centripetal Force Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| Rotating Frames of Reference Mark Sutherland |
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| Orbits and Satellites Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 5.3 | Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion Kepler's Laws Video McGraw Hill |
| 6.6 | Conservation of Mechanical Energy Conservation of Energy Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 8.2 | Elastic Collisions in One Dimension Newton's Cradle Walter Fendt |
| Momentum 1-d Collisions Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 8.3 | Elastic Collisions in Two Dimensions Elastic Collisions Mark Sutherland |
| 9.3 | Torque Beam Balance (Torque) Walter Fendt |
| Torque Puzzle Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 9.4 | Static Equilibrium Center of Gravity Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 9.7 | Angular Momentum Oscillating Orbit Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 9.10 | Conservation of Energy: Translations
and Rotations Pool Ball/Rail Collision Thomas E. Wilson and Theron T. Trout |
| 9.PP | Physics in Practice: The Earth, the
Moon, and the Tides Tides McGraw Hill |
| 10.3 | Achimedes' Principle Buoyant Force Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 12.4 | The Ideal Gas Law Ideal Gas Law Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 12.5 | The Kinetic Theory of Gases Kinetic Theory Julio Gea-Banacloche |
| 13.3 | The Carnot Cycle and the Efficiency
of Engines Carnot Cycle Xing M. (Sherman) Wang |
| 13.PP | Physics in Practice: Gasoline
Engines Otto Cycle Xing M. (Sherman) Wang |
| 14.1 | Hooke’s Law Hooke's Law Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 14.6 | Damped Harmonic Motion Damped Harmonic Oscillator Mark Sutherland |
| 15.1 | Pulses on a Rope Wave Harmonics-Plucking a String Michel Gallant |
| 15.4 | Sound Waves Image Voice Prints Peter B.L. Meijer |
| Sound Harmonics Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 15.5 | Measuring Sound Levels Sound (db-demo.) EnviroMeasure |
| 15.6 | The Doppler Effect Doppler Effect/Shock Waves Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| Sound of Shapes Kees van den Doel |
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| 15.11 | Beats Interference of two Sinusoidal Waveforms Konstantin Lukin |
| 16.5 | Superposition of Electric Fields Electric Field Line Tracer Martin Busque, Michel Dion, Daniel Michaud and Michael Sheaff |
| 18.2 | Electric Resistance and Ohm's Law Ohm's Law and Using of Meters Walter Fendt |
| 18.7 | Applications of Kirchhoff's Rules Wheatstone Bridge Dorothea Wiarda |
| 19.4 | Magnetic Forces on Moving Charged
Particles Motion in a Magnetic Field Mark Sutherland |
| 20.3 | Generators and Motors Electrical Motor Walter Fendt |
| 20.9 | Electromagnetic Waves Propagation of an E&M wave Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 21.2 | The RC Circuit RC Circuit Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 21.5 | R-L-C Series Circuit RLC circuit Andrea Mameli, Gavino Paddeu, Paolo Anedda, Marco Pescosolido, Enrico Stara |
| 22.1 | Models of Light: Rays and Waves Electromagnetic Spectrum Guy Kenneth McArthur |
| 22.2 | Reflection and Refraction Laws of Reflection and Refraction Walter Fendt |
| Refraction of Light
Demonstration Phillip Dukes |
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| Refraction of Light
Demonstration Andrea Mameli, Gavino Paddeu, Paolo Anedda, Marco Pescosolido, Enrico Stara |
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| 22.5 | Thin Lenses Optics Demonstrations-A Single Lens with Real Image Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
| Optics Demonstrations-A
Single Lens with Virtual Image Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
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| 22.6 | Locating Images by Ray Tracing. Lenses & Mirrors Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| 22.7 | The Thin-Lens Equation Optics Demonstrations-Two Lenses with two Real Images Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
| Optics Demonstrations-Two
Lenses with a Virtual and a Real Image Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
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| Optics Demonstrations-Two
Lenses with a Real and a Virtual Image Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
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| 24.2 | Reflection and Refraction of Light
Waves Huygens' Principle Walter Fendt |
| 24.3 | Interference of Light Wave Interference Fu-Kwun Hwang |
| Young's Double Slit
Experiment Serge G. Vtorov |
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| 24.7 | Resolution and the Rayleigh
Criterion Raleigh Criterion-Size of the Aperature Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
| Raleigh Criterion-Source
Separation Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
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| Raleigh Criterion-Wavelength
of Light Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
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| 24.8 | Dispersion Prism Andrea Mameli, Gavino Paddeu, Paolo Anedda, Marco Pescosolido, Enrico Stara |
| Rainbow Fu-Kwun Hwang |
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| 25.1 | Principle of Relativity Michelson Interferometer Samantha Shoemake and John T. Foley |
| 25.5 | Time Dilation Time Dilation Walter Fendt |
| 26.5 | Crystals and X-Ray Diffraction Bragg's Law Konstantin Lukin |
| 27.1 | Spectroscopy Atomic Absorption McGraw Hill |
| 27.4 | The Photoelectric Effect Photo Electric Effect Michael Vershinin |
| 27.6 | Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Atom Atomic Emission McGraw Hill |
| 30.7 | Color by Addition and Subtraction Color Addition Phillip Dukes |
| 31.8 | The pn-junction PN Junction Chu Ryang Wie |
