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1. Introduction
1.1. Contents
1.2. Treatment of Mathematical Aspects for Teaching Physics
1.3. Integration of Simulation and Experiment
1.4. Measurements and Units
1.5. Media
1. Introduction (pdf-file)
2. Simulation Tool JavaXYZ
General Information
User Interface
Coordinate System
Coordinates in Space
2. Simulation Tool JavaXYZ (pdf-file)
3. Velocity and Acceleration
How to Add and Subtract Velocities
Velocity in 3 Dimensions
Velocity and System of Reference
Acceleration
Acceleration as Vector
3. Velocity and Acceleration (pdf-file)
4. Concept of Force
General Properties
Force as Vector
Force and Acceleration
Newtonian Force, Inertia and Mach´s Principle
Force of Inertia
Elastic Interaction and Force of Inertia
Elastic Interaction - Hook´s Law
Force and Velocity (Videos)
4. Concept of Force (pdf-file)
5. Fall and Throw
Weight - Weightlessness
Law of Gravity
Objects in Free Fall - Experiment
Drop Distance and Drop Time
Free of Weight and Free of Force
Vertical Throw
Horizontal Throw
Inclined Throw
Inclined Stick and Ball
A Soft Spring Dropping Down
Centre of Mass
5. Fall and Throw (pdf-file)
6. Circular Motion
Centripetal Force
Circulating Objects-Elastic Interaction
Objects Moving under Mutual Gravitational Attraction
Movement of an Object in the Coulomb Field of a Central Body
Movement of an Object in the Gravitational Field of a Central Body
A Dropping Apple and the Circulating Moon -
a Comparison
Circulating Satellites on Different Orbits
6. Circular Motion(pdf-file)
7. Collision
Introduction
Collision with Realistic Objects
Collision with Rigid Bodies -
Conservation of Momentum
7. Collision (pdf-file)
8. Acceleration and Deceleration through Gravity
How Can a Satellite be Accelerated by a Planet?
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
Acceleration of a Satellite caused by a Planet
8. Acceleration and Deceleration through Gravity (pdf-file)
9. Exercises with Satellite Orbits
Introduction
Satellite Orbits in 3d and 2d
Orbit of the ISS
Geostationary Satellite
Molniya Satellite
Exercises with Satellite Orbits (pdf-file)
Oscillating Motion
General Properties
Harmonic Oscillator
Harmonic Oscillator and Uniform Circular Motion
Harmonic Oscillator - Amplitude and Period
Movement of a Pendulum
Mass of the Bob m and the Period for one Oscillation T
Pendulum as "Harmonic Oscillator"
Pendulum Period T and Length of Suspension
Oscillating Motion (pdf-file)
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