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Java Applets for Coastal Engineer
If you have a browser that supports Java, you may find this site interesting. A series of Applets allow you to investigate wave generation and behavior.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Minutes From Me: Add a Java Wordsearch to the Links Web
Word searches are popular with students. This site describes how to create a web page that includes an interactive word search implemented as a Java applet.
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Math, Physics and Engineering Applets
Written by Paul Falstad, these educational Java applets address myriad concepts related to electrostatics, magnetostatics and electrodynamics. You'll find instructions on how to operate each applet, but little explanatory material.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000
Learn about physics by having fun with the interactive Java applets at this site.
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Java Sketch Pad
Finally, an interactive Sketchpad for geometry that is free! Students are able to understand various theorems, definitions, and objects through observations and explorations using an interactive applet.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Microscopy Primer: Anatomy of the Microscope
The premier web site on the physics of microscopy. Includes several pages and numerous Java applets about microscopes and refraction. Thorough, well-illustrated, interactive, fun, and educational. What more can one ask for?
Colorado State University
Csu: Model of Basic Otto Cycle
This site from the Colorado State University discusses the Otto cycle of a car engine. Includes a highly mathematical treatment of the efficiency of such engines. Includes a link to a java applet investigating the efficiency of such...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Powers of Ten
This webpage from the Florida State University offers an applet with succeeding images, each "10 times bigger or smaller than the one preceding or following it," as a demonstration of exponential notation.
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The Maya Calendar: A Converter
Gives the Mayan days and months. In addition, a Java Applet is included which will convert any date (Gregorian calendar) to its corresponding Mayan date.