Hermann Härtel

Ph.D: (Dr. rer. nat.) 1966, TH Stuttgart
Solid State Physics

from 1973 till 2001:
Senior Scientist at IPN, University Kiel
since 2001:
Guest Scientist at
Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University Kiel

Fields of Activity

Development of Simulation Based Teaching/Learning Material

• Physics 3D - Mechanics

   

  • xyZET Documentation and File for Downloading
• Classical Mechanics
  Computer supported learning material for selected topics
• Overview
• Introduction to Classical Mechanics
  pdf-file
  html-files
  zip-file for downloading the directory "html-files"
• List of Contents (Complete)
• Simulationsprogramm "JavaXYZ" - Documentation
  (User manual and simulation examples )
  JavaXYZ-Documentation (zip-file for downloading)
• Simulation program "JavaXYZ-2.jar" as zip-file for downloading

 

• The so-called Simple Electric Circuit
  Computer supported course material
  Key aspects: Surface charges and transition processes
• Learning materials on the topic: Electrical Circuit
  pdf-file
  html-files
  zip-file for downloading the directory "html-files"
• Simulation program CLOC (Conceptual Learning Of Circuits)
  Documentation
  User manual (Video)
  CLOC-Documentation (zip-file for downloading)
• Simulationsprogramm cloc.jar (zip-file for downloading)

 

• Own newer Publications about the topic: "Electricity"
• Recent publications
  
  • The so-called simple electric circuit
    it is not that simple
  • Voltage and Surface Charges
    What Wilhelm Weber already knew 150 years ago
  • Nature does not make leaps
    and this holds also for OHM´s law
  • A Qualitative Approach to Electricity
  • Videos, showing field lines for moving charged particles
    (in agreement with Lorentz transformation)

 

 

• Transition Processes in Linear Systems
• Learning materials on the topic:
  Propagation processes in linear systems
  pdf-file
  html-files
  zip-file for downloading the directory "html files"
• Simulationsprogramm TL (TransportLeitung)
  Documentation
  User manual (Video)
  TL-Documentation (zip-file for downloading)
• Simulation program TL.jar (zip-file for downloading)

Development of computer generated animations

By using the design program 3d-Studio-Max a series of short videos in mpg format about different topics of physics have been developed. The flexibility of computer graphics in form of continuous transitions, virtial trips and motivating visualizations are used to support difficult learning tasks.
• List of annotated Video-files
• (pdf-Format)
• (html-Format)

Development of short videos to support activities in physics classes

• Role-playing game about the so-called Simple Electric Circuit
Experimental demonstration of surface charges
• Demonstration of a syringe model in action
• Experimental demonstration
  of a retarded current in an electric circuit
• Various experimments about electrostatics

Evaluation of learning material in respect to motivation and understanding

• Results of a test about Force and Motion" , administered by members of the ColoS group in 1999/2000
• Results of a test about Basic concepts in mechanics", administered by members of the ColoS group in 1999/2000
• Computer supported course material about ,Inertial mass - Gravitational mass".
• Evaluations report (pdf)
• Results of a pre-test about Voltage
• Templates to conduct the voltage test
• Test as pdf-file
• Test in html-format
• Reply sheet
• When conducting the test in html-format the items will be presented to the students in sequence using a projekt with some explanations if necessary.
  Each participant receives a reply sheet to indicate the answers.
• The test in html-format can be downloaded here.

Publications

e-mail: haertel@astrophysik.uni-kiel.de