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REDISTRIBUTED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR.
[ NOTE: This library now includes
almost 15,000 individual files. It is not hard for me to screw up a given
package in the process of updates, binding, zipping, moving, and the
like. SO--PLEASE inform me of any downloads that don't
work. It is usually only a missing or misnamed file and these can be
quickly fixed.]
Problems: rtarara@saintmarys.edu
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LABORATORY
SIMULATIONS THESE ANIMATED PROGRAMS USE PHOTO-REALISTIC GRAPHICS (OR
CAREFULLY DRAWN FACIMILES) TO REPRESENT COMMONLY USED LAB EQUIPMENT. THE PROGRAMS ARE STRUCTURED SO THAT
STUDENTS CAN COLLECT DATA IN A WAY THAT CLOSELY MIMICS THE ‘LIVE’ EXPERIMENT. |
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SIMLAB2001--PHYSICS LAB SIMULATOR MODULE 1-AIRTRACKS MODULE 2-PASCO PROJECTILE LAUNCHER MODULE-3 PASCO DYNAMIC CARTS MODULE-4 AIR TABLES MODULE-5 SPRINGS & SHM MODULE-6 FRICTION MODULE-7 WORK/INCLINED PLANE
MODULE-8 STANDING WAVES ON A STRING MODULE-9 THE SIMPLE PENDULUM MODULE-10 FREE FALL MODULE-11 NEWTON'S MAZE MODULE-12 CENTRIPETAL FORCE MODULE-13 CALORIMETRY (NOT INCLUDED IN SIMLAB-LITE) SIMLAB-LITE (FIRST 12 MODULES WITHOUT VIDEOS) -REALPLAYER REQUIRED TO RUN OPTIONAL VIDEOS- |
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08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 08/18/04 09/0204 12/14/2004 10/03/07 10/20/08 10/03/07 |
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THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD THESE SHORT
ANIMATIONS OF PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES ARE PACKAGED BY TOPIC WITH AN INCLUDED MENU
INTERFACE. THE INDIVIDUAL ANIMATIONS
CAN ALSO BE INCORPORATED INTO OTHER PRESENTATIONS—SUCH AS POWER POINT
(INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED). |
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MOTION ENERGY ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM SPECIAL RELATIVITY OPTICS THERMAL PHYSICS |
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12/02/08 03/29/06 08/2506 11/13/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 |
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT SIMULATORS THESE PROGRAMS OFFER THE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF OUR ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND SYSTEMS AND TO PLAN
FOR A FUTURE WITH REDUCED OR ELIMINATED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS. THE SOFTWARE OFFERS A SERIES OF MODELS OF
INCREASING COMPLEXITY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ENERGY
USE. SEE THE SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION PAGES FOR DETAILS. |
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NEW********NEW********NEW BETA VERSION UNITED STATES GROUP ENERGY SIMULATOR THIS SIMULATOR EMULATES THE STYLE OF THE OLD DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
MONTANA STATE ‘ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT SIMULATOR’ IN THAT IT ALLOWS YOU TO
USE UP TO 5 SEPARATE COMPUTERS TO INPUT STUDENT CHOICES TO A CENTRAL
(DISPLAY) COMPUTER THAT IS RUNNING THE SIMULATION. I WANT TO DO MORE WORK ON THIS SOFTWARE,
BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK AND I NEED SOME FEEDBACK, SO IT IS OFFERED NOW AS A BETA
VERSION. |
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U. S. ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 1) A SIMULATION WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF
DETAIL CONCERNING RENEWABLE RESOURCES BUT MORE CONTROL OF DEMAND U.S. ENERGY (MODEL 2) A MODEL THAT I USE AS A HOMEWORK PROJECT
AS PART OF A FOUR MODEL SEQUENCE U.S. ENERGY (MODEL 3) THIS MODEL IS BASED ON OUR CLASS PROJECT
WITH MORE MONETARY CONCERNS AND MORE DETAILS CONCERNING RENEWABLE RESOURCES. UNITED STATES ENERGY (MODEL 4) NEWEST U.S.
SOFTWARE COMBINING THE BEST OF MODELS 2 AND 4 ENERGY FOR THE 22ND CENTURY THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED EXERCISE DESIGNED
FOR IN CLASS USE. SIMULATIONS CAN BE
RUN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROJECT THIS IS THE CAPSTONE EXERCISE IN OUR
SEQUENCE—USED IN LAB AND BASED ON OUR MAJOR CLASS PROJECT. STUDENTS CAN TRY MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
AND REGIONS. SEE www.saintmarys.edu/~rtarara/ENERGY_PROJECT/ENERGY2100.htm FOR DETAILS ON THE CLASS PROJECT. WORLD ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 1) THIS IS A FAIRLY COMPLEX MODEL FOR WORLD ENERGY DESIGNED FOR MORE
SERIOUS RESEARCH, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE RUN IN AN AUTOMATIC MODE SO THAT ONE CAN
STUDY THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT INITIAL PARAMETER SETS—POPULATION GROWTH FOR
EXAMPLE. WORLD ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 2) THE NEWEST OF THE SIMULATORS, THIS ONE PLAYS MORE LIKE THE U.S. MODEL 4
SOFTWARE. |
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08/18/04 04/01/08 04/25/05 07/26/05 11/30/04 05/03/06 03/16/07 02/27/07
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OTHER
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ANIMATED CHALKBOARD--Newtons
Law Test USING THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD
TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS—A VALID BUT SOMEWHAT DISCOURAGED USAGE OF THE TEST. UPDATED PACKAGE FOR POST-REVIEW OF STANDARDIZED TEST ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PHYSICS TEACHER, VOLUME 30, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1992 (154) |
3.4 |
11/15/02 |
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TWO PARAMETER FITTING AND PLOTTING WHILE USING EXCEL OR DEDICATED GRAPHING
SOFTWARE IS MORE THE NORM TODAY, I WROTE THIS SIMPLIFIED PROGRAM TO GIVE ALL
STUDENTS EASY ACCESS. THERE ARE
CERTAIN FEATURES NOT AVAILABLE IN EXCEL. |
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08/18/04 |
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THE FOLLOWING OLDER VERSIONS OF THE
ANIMATED CHALKBOARD ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE YOU ARE USING OLDER (5 YEARS)
COMPUTERS. THESE MAY RUN BETTER ON
OLDER SLOWER MACHINES, BUT IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU FIRST TRY THE VERSIONS
FOUND ABOVE. |
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ANIMATED CHALKBOARD-2004 VERSIONS (UPDATED AND REPACKAGED 8/18/04) SEE NEWER (2006) VERSIONS ABOVE--THESE VERSIONS MIGHT RUN BETTER ON SLOWER MACHINES. MOTION ENERGY OPTICS RELATIVITY E&M THERMO THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD (2004 VERSION) THIS IS A SPECIAL PACKAGE OF ALL THE ANIMATIONS THAT APPEAR IN THE PACKAGES ABOVE. EACH ANIMATION RESIDES IN A SEPARATE FOLDER WITH JUST THE NECESSARY TEXT AND GRAPHICS FILES TO RUN THE SINGLE ANIMATION. IN THIS FORM, THE ANIMATIONS CAN EASILY BE ADDED TO POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS. A TUTORIAL FOR DOING SO AND A FILE WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH ANIMATION ARE INCLUDED. THIS IS A WINDOWS ONLY PACKAGE AND REQUIRES EITHER 1024x768 OR 800x600 SCREEN RESOLUTIONS. THESE CAPABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE 2006 VERSIONS FOUND ABOVE |
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SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSIONS (WINDOWS ONLY) |
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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROJECT (SEE DESCRIPTION ABOVE) |
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WORLD ENERGY 2006 (SEE DESCRIPTION ABOVE)
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MACINTOSH {ALL FILES ARE STUFFIT FORMAT.)
FREE STUFFIT UTILITY AT: http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html
NOTE TO MAC USERS. SINCE APPLE HAS SEEN FIT TO BREAK OLDER SOFTWARE (ONCE AGAIN), YOU WILL NEED THE CLASSIC ENVIRONMENT (SYSTEM 9.x) SOFTWARE TO RUN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER OS-X.
WITH NEWER MACHINES (INTEL CHIPS) YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN A WINDOWS EMULATOR
AND THE WINDOWS VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE—WHICH IS ACTUALLY PREFERRED AND THE
SOFTWARE MAY RUN BETTER. I WILL NO
LONGER BE UPDATING ANY OF THE NATIVE MAC SOFTWARE.
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SOFTWARE PACKAGES SEE DESCRIPTIONS ABOVE AND ON THE SEPARATE DESCRIPTION PAGES |
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LAB SIMULATION SOFTWARE |
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SIMLAB2001--PHYSICS LAB SIMULATOR MODULE 1-AIRTRACKS MODULE 2-PROJECTILE LAUNCHER MODULE-3 PASCO DYNAMIC
CARTS MODULE-4 AIR TABLES MODULE-5 SPRINGS & SHM
MODULE-6 FRICTION
MODULE-7 WORK/INCLINED PLANE MODULE-8 STANDING WAVES
ON A STRING MODULE-9 THE SIMPLE
PENDULUM MODULE-10
FREEFALL MODULE-11
NEWTON'S MAZE MODULE-12 CENTRIPETAL
FORCE MODULE-13 CALORIMETRY SIMLAB-LITE (MODULES 1-12 WITHOUT VIDEOS) -REALPLAYER REQUIRED TO RUN OPTIONAL VIDEOS-
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07/29/02 07/29/02 07/29/02 07/29/02 07/29/02 01/13/03 05/19/04 10/13/03 02/03/04 09/02/04 12/14/04 10/05/07 10/30/08 10/05/07
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THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD |
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THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD UPDATED JUNE 2004 ALL PACKAGES RUN AT 1024X768 OR HIGHER RESOLUTION ONLY MOTION ENERGY THERMO ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM RELATIVITY OPTICS |
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06/01/04 |
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT SIMULATORS |
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U. S. ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 1) U.S. ENERGY (MODEL 2) U.S. ENERGY (MODEL 3) UNITED STATES ENERGY (MODEL
4) ENERGY FOR THE 22ND CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROJECT WORLD ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 1) WORLD ENERGY SIMULATOR (MODEL 2) |
04/01/03 04/08/08 09/05/03 07/26/05 11/30/04 03/15/04 09/15/04 12/19/06 |
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THE ANIMATED CHALKBOARD--NEWTON'S LAWS TEST UPDATED PACKAGE FOR POST-REVIEW OF STANDARDIZED TEST ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PHYSICS TEACHER, VOLUME 30, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1992 (154) |
11/15/02 |
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TWO PARAMETER FITTING AND PLOTTING |
04/19/02 |
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