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Conservation Laws
Deal with the laws of conservation of momentum, or energy, and of angular momentum.
Hooke's Law
Clear animation of oscillating spring. Can calculate spring constant and elastic limit from the graph.
Thermodynamics
A general explanation of the mechanical equivalent of heat and the first and second laws of thermodynamics, text only.
Snell's Law
Applet showing refraction of light from medium 1 to medium 2. refractive indices and incident angle can be altered, and total internal reflection demonstrated.
The Law of Radioactive Decay
Java Applet simulating the random decay of 1000 radioactive nuclei, comparing this with the theory
Newton's Second Law Experiment
Download a Java Applet simulating an air track experiment (with variable friction) in which a glider is accelerated by a weight hanging over a pulley - demonstrating Newton's 1nd Law