Treffer: Converting Physlets and Other Java Programs to JavaScript
Title:
Converting Physlets and Other Java Programs to JavaScript
Language:
English
Source:
Physics Teacher. Apr 2021 59(4):278-281.
Availability:
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
4
Publication Date:
2021
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors:
DOI:
10.1119/10.0004157
ISSN:
0031-921X
Entry Date:
2021
Accession Number:
EJ1295668
Database:
ERIC
Weitere Informationen
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.
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