Re: [Phys-l] Line Rider simulation

[jbellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

If you want a more controlled and physics education directed version  
of the same thing, look at Ball and Ramps, available from AAPT.

joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Oct 7, 2006, at 10:19 PM, Bill Reitz 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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