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Have you tried this Flash-based physics toy ( as the author calls it)
LineRider? You use your mouse to draw a slope, click the play button and
a rider on a sled slides down your hill. It seems to be a realistic
physics model. My students seem hypnotized by it . See a sample of what
a lot of spare time can achieve at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBO8y5nRYU
or try downloading it an having a try yourself.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26674594/?offset=10
How can it be used to teach physics?
Bill Reitz
Hoover HS
North Canton, OH
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