Converting Physlets and Other Java Programs to JavaScript

• Wolfgang Christian ^[1] ; Robert M. Hanson ^[2] ; Mario Bellon ^[1] ; Bruce Mason ^[3] ; Lyle Barbato ^[3]
  1. [1] Davidson College

     Davidson College

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] St. Olaf College

     St. Olaf College

     City of Northfield, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] College Park

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• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 59, Nº. 4, 2021, págs. 278-281
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Physlets, educational applets developed at Davidson College, are a widely used teaching resource designed to simulate a variety of physical phenomena. Originally, each Physlet was a Java simulation that was embedded in an HTML page as an applet and then customized using JavaScript to simulate a specific physics concept. The use of Java to simulate the physics and HTML + JavaScript to add narrative and to customize the web page allowed teachers to create thousands of Physlet-based illustrations, explorations, and problems. Unfortunately, changes in technology standards have required a drastic change in how these learning resources can be delivered.