Courses with Applets & Calculators
FOR COURSES & DATABASES SEE THE
SPACE CENTER
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE
ASTRONOMICAL JAVASCRIPT & JAVA APPLETS - S.M. Morgan,
Department of Earth Science, University of Nothern Iowa
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Siobahn M. Morgan's Home Page or the
Department of Earth Science
Some examples from over "40" Applets include
ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS: VISIBILITY OF - L. Bogan, Department of Physics,
Arcadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Larry Bogan's Home Page
Some examples from over "10" calculators include
ASTRONOMY 201 - M. Haynes & R. Giovanelli,
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University
Multimedia Course (Text, Images, Simulations, Applets).
For more information see
Astronomy 201 Home Page;
Index of Courses or
Department of Astronomy
Some examples of tutorials/simulations include
ASTRONOMY 311 SIMULATIONS & ANIMATIONS (JAVA APPLETS) - R. Scharein,
Astronomy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Astronomy 311 Home Page;
Astronomy or the
Department of Physics & Astronomy
ASTRONOMY & ASTRONAUTICS CALCULATORS - J.R. Stockton, U.K.
Calculators include: "Depression of Horizon from Altitude; Time Conversion;
MJD, JD & CJD; Adding and Subtracting Stellar Magnitudes & Mapping between an Orb and a Circle."
For more information see
Astronomy & Astronautics Page 1 or
J.R. Stockton's Home Page
ASTRONOMY TOOLS - CALCULATORS - A.L. Proctor & D.P. Hamilton, Department of Astronomy,
University of Maryland
VERY EXTENSIVE.
Includes: "Astronomy for Beginners; Solar System Viewers;
Solar System Calculators; Working With Orbits & Orbital Simulations".
For more information see
Astronomy Workshop or the
Department of Astronomy
DYNAMICAL ASTRONOMY JAVALAB - C. Mihos, Department of Astronomy,
Case Western Reserve University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"...Here you will find a variety of Java applets which
explore the motion of planets, stars, and galaxies.
Each applet comes with background information on
the pertinent astrophysics, a technical
description of what's being calculated, and..."
For more information see
Chris Mihos' Home Page or the
Department of Astronomy
GALILEO AND EINSTEIN (JAVA APPLETS) - M. Fowler, Department of Physics,
University of Virginia
For more information see
Michael Fowler's Home Page or the
Department of Physics
GRAVITY INDEX & REFERENCES - CALCULATORS - J.R. Stockton, U.K.
VERY EXTENSVIE.
For more information see
J.R. Stockton's Home Page
INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ASTRONOMY (JAVA APPLETS) - L. Tomley,
Department of Physics, San José State University
For more information see
The Astro Philes, Les Tomley's Home Page or the
Department of Physics
Some examples from over "10" Applets include
INTERACTIVE JAVA APPLETS TO AID
THE TEACHING OF ASTROPHYSICS - J. Köppen,
Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
"...a collection of Java applets written for teaching, creating exercises,
allowing self-study and for use as small research tools..."
For more information see
Joachim Köppen's Home Page or the
Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
Some examples from over "30" applets
JAVA APPLETS IN ASTRONOMY - W. Fendt, Augsburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany)
Available in English, French/Français & German/Deutsch.
For more information see
Walter Fendt's Home Page
NEBRASKA ASTRONOMY APPLET PROJECT - Astronomy Education,
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nebraska
VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Astronomy Education or the
Department of Physics & Astronomy
OBJECT-ORIENTED ASTRONOMY, CELESTIAL
MECHANICS AND GEODESY (JAVA APPLET) - D. Egger, Alpha-World,
Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodäsie,
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany)
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
For more information see
Applets or
Dieter Egger's Home Page
Some examples from over '15' applets include
TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY - Hyper-Textbooks, Department of Physics, University of
Oregon Multimedia Course (Text, Images, Soundtrack & Movies). Includes: Properties
of Galaxies, Planetary Motion, Inverse Square Law, The Interstellar Medium, Stellar Evolution,
Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Evolution of Star Clusters.
For more information see
The Electronic Universe or the
Department of Physics
Some examples of tutorials/simulations include
VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY & PHYSICS (JAVA APPLETS) - I. Littlewood, Department of Physics,
California State University (CSU), Stanislaus
For more information see the
Department of Physics
Some examples from over "8" Applets/Calculators include
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