Zhanar Presentation

Thursday is dedicated to Zhanar giving us her work in lecture form. I still can't believe she is headed out - and we will all miss her.

Her efforts to get C++ interfaced successfully with MSAccess have been noble and we will get to hear the details of this tough task.

~Richard.

PHUN! Where 2D Physics Meets Computing

2D Fun with objects.

http://www.phun.at/

Not required, just a fun resource.
This is an applet that simulates a 2D world. You create objects, give them properties and then watch them do things when you turn them loose. If you have used "SODA" in the past, this is a more graphical version, similar in concept.
I may have to put it on some school computers. Developed in Sweden. Free.
I will post a good screenshot when I find one. There are many links from the site.

~Richard.

DC Motor for Physics

In class, students are using their design/build skills to create a simple motor. The default version is this design that I think is the clearest to build:

http://lees.mit.edu/lees/leeb-s.htm is the designer
and a full .pdf of instructions and the mini-lab is posted at

http://web.mit.edu/cmse/educational/motor_lp_kristy.pdf

Here is the design photo:

Here is a short video of a team of successful students basking in glory of being the first to get a working model during class:

This is a short video post of one of the air turbines moving in the wind today. Ethan Lawrence is the photographer using the small SONY. This air turbine is from the Team at http://windmillbeneathmywings.blogspot.com/

I am also posting this to test the video upload.

Success with the video posting, so here is a second showing the Four Physics Class entries and Max Hardcastle's renegade entry that is INDEED turning and turning smoothly.

~Richard