Package physlets

Physlets-"Physics applets"-are small, flexible Java applets that can be used in a wide variety of World Wide Web (WWW) applications.

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Package physlets Description

Physlets-"Physics applets"-are small, flexible Java applets that can be used in a wide variety of World Wide Web (WWW) applications. Many other Physics-related Java applets are being produced around the world-some of them very useful for education. However, the class of applets we call "Physlets" has some attributes that make it especially valuable for the educational enterprise.

• Physlets are simple. The graphics are simple; each Physlet is designed to deal with one facet of a phenomenon, and does not incorporate very much in the way of data analysis. This keeps Physlets relatively small-easing downloading problems over slow network connections-and removes details that could be more distracting than helpful.
• Physlets are flexible. All Physlets can be controlled with JavaScript. Animator, for example, can be used for almost any problem involving forces or particle trajectories. Only the JavaScript-and not the Java-associated with the problem needs to be changed. Data taking and data analysis can be added when needed using inter-applet communication.
• Physlets are written for the Web. They can run on (almost) any platform and be embedded in almost any type of html document, whether it be a homework assignment, a personal website, or an extensive science out-reach site. Physlets can be used as an element of almost any curriculum.
• Physlets are freely distributable for noncommercial use. Physlet archives, that is, compressed archives containing compiled Java programs, can be downloaded from the Davidson College WebPhysics server:
  
  http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/applets.html.

Physlet jar files can be mirrored on a local hard drive or on a noncommercial web server in order to provide students easy access to customized curricular material.

Copyright of Physlets and Conditions of Use for Physlets

Physlets, that is, the applets themselves, may be used to author new problems and these problems may be distributed
together with the Physlet jar files for non-profit, educational purposes without requesting permission under the following conditions:

1. That the text and script of Physlets Problems, that is, problems that make use of Physlets to provide animation,
   visualization, or other types of educational content, be made available to others by placing them in the public domain.
2. That Davidson College should be credited as the source of the Physlet on at least one HTML page of the instructional
   unit where these applets are being used. (An instructional unit would be a course or a collection of problems with a
   unifying theme.) A small Davidson logo or simply the name "Davidson College" with a link to the Davidson College Physlet
   Archive serves this purpose.
3. Credit does NOT have to be given on every problem or HTML page that contains a Physlet problem. We encourage authors
   to make the integration of Physlets into their curriculum material as seamless as possible.
4. Publications which result from using Physlets will reference the Physlet site
   
   http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/applets.html.

Please share your work. Authors who have written Physlet problems are encouraged to send us short email with a link
to their problems.