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View SchemaTeaching with Physlets: Examples from Optics
| Authors | Melissa Dancy, Wolfgang Christian, Mario Belloni |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0211028 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0211028 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.1526622 |
| Journal | Dancy, M., Christian, W. & Belloni, M. (2002). Teaching with Physlets: Examples from optics. The Physics Teacher, 40(8). 494-499 |
Abstract
Physlets are scriptable Java applets that can be used for physics instruction. In this article we discuss the pedagogical foundations of Physlet use and provide a sample of Physlet-based exercises that could be used to teach optics.
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