MARTINDALE’S CALCULATORS ON-LINE CENTER ASTROPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, ASTROCHEMISTRY, ASTROBIOLOGY & COSMOLOGY CENTER SECTION 4: EDUCATION CALCULATORS (Calculators, Applets, Spreadsheets, |
ASTRONOMY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ASTROPHYSICS LESSONS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Examples of Astrophysics Lessons with Calculators, Applets, etc.
allowing self-study and for use as small research tools. They aim to permit an interactive exploration of the behaviour of physical systems…” For more information see
study how the shape of the line changes if one alters the parameters of the blending line and the opacity and radial velocity of the line of interest…”
attenuation for any optical, ultraviolet and infrared wavelength, using the standard interstellar extinction curve…”
chemical evolution of a galaxy, under the influence of a (user-specified) completely arbitrary inflow of metal-poor gas…” Examples of Astronomy Lessons with Calculators, Applets, etc.
presented in a variety of formats and levels of complexity, so that instructors at all levels from K-12 to college level could make use of the programs here…” Astronomical Javascript, Java Applet Resources (A.J.J.A.R.) subjects include:
Solar Motions; Gravity; Planetary Motion; Astrophysics; Galactic, Extragalactic, and Cosmology: etc…” For more information see
Solar System Viewers; Solar System Calculators; Working With Orbits & Orbital Simulations; etc…” For more information see |
motion of planets, stars, and galaxies. Each applet comes with background information on the pertinent astrophysics, a technical description of what’s being calculated, and links to more information both on the web and in the popular and scientific literature…” For more information see
Galaxy Crash JavaLab Galaxy Crash JavaLab
collisions on your own computer. With this applet you can study how galaxies collide and merge gravitationally…”
a “surface of section” to map out the phase space structure of stellar orbits in different galaxy models…”
sequence. It will begin by reviewing some of the Greek contributions to math and science, which were essential to both Galileo and Einstein in their work…” For more information see
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