Tag Archives: PhET

PhET – Charges and Fields

Posted on April 22, 2020 by VCE Physics

Arrange positive and negative charges in space and view the resulting electric field and electrostatic potential. Plot equipotential lines and discover their relationship to the electric field. Create models of dipoles, capacitors, and more! (Choose the fullscreen option down the … Continue reading →

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PhET – Wave Interference

Posted on July 27, 2019 by VCE Physics

Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Add a second source to create an interference pattern. Put up a barrier to explore single-slit diffraction and double-slit interference.

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PhET – The photoelectric effect

Posted on June 27, 2012 by justin

See how light knocks electrons off a metal target, and recreate the experiment that spawned the field of quantum mechanics. Click to Run http://phet.colorado.edu/en/

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PhET – Moving Man

Posted on June 20, 2012 by justin

Click to Run Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration graphs. Move the little man back and forth with the mouse and plot his motion. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration and let the simulation move the man for you.

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