Re: [Phys-l] Line Rider simulation

["Matt Coia" <matt.coia@gmail.com>]

Great...just what I needed...another addictive game I can't seem to stop
playing.  Thanks, Bill.

Matt


On 10/7/06, Bill Reitz <wreitz@neo.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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