| Number | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple
Harmonic Motion
(mass and spring) |
Trace the position and velocity
of an oscillating mass |
| 2 | Superposition of Waves | Add two waves to produce a standing
wave (-) or a moving wave packet (+). |
| 3 | Fourier Synthesis | Make and listen to wave forms using
superimposed sine and cosine waves. |
| 4 | Waves from Moving Point Source | Shows the waves from a moving source.
Illustrateds Doppler effect and shock waves. |
| 5 | Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves (light) | Shows electric and magnetic fields of
waves radiated from an oscillating electric dipole. |
| 6 | Transmission of Waves: Reflection and Refraction | Shows waves reflected and refracted at
a boundary between transparent media with differing indices of refraction. |
| 7 | Find the Fastest Path (Fermat's Principle) | Illustrates the principle of least time by
comparing particles traveling on two different trajectories. |
| 8 | Thin Lens and Mirrors | Traces rays and constructs images of
objects viewed with thin lenses and with mirrors (both concave and convex). |
| 9 | Physics of the Rainbow (total internal reflection) | Traces rays on various trajectories
through water drops, showing the limiting "caustics" that produce the rainbow. |
| 10 | Two Slit Interference | Compare relative path lengths for
producing interference maxima and minima for waves passing through two slits. |
| 11 | Blackbody Radiation | Compare the Planck radiation spectra for
black-body sources at two temperatures. |
