Interactive three-dimensional simulations & visualizations
Visualizing the beauty in physics and mathematics
Project maintained by zhendrikse Hosted on GitHub Pages — Theme by mattgraham
The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers. — Richard Hamming
Mathematics
Mathematics directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars. — Edward Frenkel
Physics
The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable. It is a deep aesthetic passion to rank with the finest that music and poetry can deliver. — Richard Dawkins in Unweaving the Rainbow, 1998.
Fun, games & old stuff
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. — old proverb
References & acknowledgements
Other VPython applications
- Glowscript apps belonging to the book Matter and Interactions.
- Apps by Bob Salgado, Steve Spicklemire, Dr Harrell Pane, X9Z3, priisdk, Brady888, Owen Dix (on GitHub), Computational Problems for Physics (from book), Guhan, Luinthoron, and Let's code physics.
- VPython user contributed programs (deprecated).
- Physics simulations GitHub repository of Humboldt-Penguin.
- Physics through Glowscript - An introductory course, an excellent tutorial by Byron Philhour!
Other resources
- Javalab science simulations, interactive science simulations in JavaScript
- Interactive Simulations for Science and Math
- Physics Interactive 3D simulations
- oPhysics: Interactive Physics Simulations
- Online electric circuit construction kit.
- Computational Physics, a freely available online book!
- 3D Modeling with VPython.
- Hydrogen wave functions.
- QMsolve: A module for solving and visualizing the Schrödinger equation.
- MyScript: automatic conversion of text, equations, and to MathML, LaTeX, etc.!
Acknowledgements
- This site would not have existed without the code, examples, and explanations by Let's code physics, Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood, Rhett Allain, Rob Salgado, Byron Philhour, Maximillian de Marr, and Steve Spicklemire.
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