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| Computer Programs | 7 |
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2000
This high school physics computer software resource is a systems and control simulator that covers the topics of electricity, electronics, mechanics, and programming. Circuits can easily be simulated on the screen and electronic and mechanical components can be combined. In addition to those provided in Crocodile Technology, a student can create…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Demonstrations (Science), Electricity
Carlson, Kenneth W. – InCider, 1987
Reviews Apple computer science programs that are useful in a laboratory setting. Includes laboratory simulations, uses of Apple as a functioning lab instrument, and dissection programs. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
2000
This CD-ROM consists of simulation software that allows students to conduct countless experiments using 20 Java simulators and curriculum units that explore light and color, forces and motion, sound and waves, static electricity and magnetism, current electricity, the nature of matter, and a unit on underpinnings. Setups can be designed by the…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development, Electricity
Peer reviewedBligh, P. H.; And Others – Physics Education, 1987
Describes a heat capacity experiment designed to provide an interactive environment between the student, the experiment, and the computer. Discusses computer software that has been developed so that the entire interaction can be coordinated from the computer keyboard. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedWulfson, Stephen, Ed. – Science and Children, 1987
Provides a review of four science software programs. Includes topics such as plate tectonics, laboratory experiment simulations, the human body, and light and temperature. Contains information on ordering and reviewers' comments. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
1999
This high school chemistry resource is an on-screen chemistry lab. In the program, students can experiment with a huge range of chemicals, choosing the form, quantity and concentrations. Dangerous or difficult experiments can be investigated safely and easily. A vast range of equipment can be set up, and complex simulations can be put together and…
Descriptors: Chemical Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedMoore, John W., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1987
Contains seven articles about computer applications to chemistry instruction. Includes descriptions of a three-dimensional animation of a potential energy surface, numerical solutions of kinetic equations, applications for spectroscopy courses, a computer-controlled experiment on the tin/lead solid/liquid phase diagram, an inexpensive thermistor…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
