PBS
Magnet Lab: Wafer Maker
Included on a PBS site about transistors, Wafer Maker is an interactive Java applet designed as an educational game. Using the arrow keys as controls, players can attempt to grow layers of crystals at the proper speed and temperature and...
Other
Matter Project: What Is Bond Energy?
Provides a Java applet that shows the change in energy of a bonded and a non-bonded atom.
Colorado State University
Csu: Model of Basic Otto Cycle
This site from the Colorado State University discusses the Otto cycle of a car engine. Includes a highly mathematical treatment of the efficiency of such engines. Includes a link to a java applet investigating the efficiency of such...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Solving Square Root Equations Using Tables and Graphs
Given a square root equation, the student will solve the equation using tables or graphs - connecting the two methods of solutions. Includes Java applet.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Graphing Parabolas
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the equation of a parabola, in one of many forms, and gives you a graph of the parabola along with an explanation of how the graph was drawn.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Graph a Line
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the slope of a line and a point on the line and gives you the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line with the given slope that passes through the point. It also includes a...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Calculate a Right Triangle
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input information about a right triangle, and then solves the triangle for any of the missing pieces of information. It also gives a detailed solution using the information that you provided.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Graph a Circle
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input information about a circle, in one of four forms, and gives you the graph of the circle.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Graphing Ellipses
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input information about an ellipse, in one of four forms, and gives you the graph of the ellipse.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Graphing Hyperbolas
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input information about hyperbolas in one of eight forms and gives you the graph of the hyperbola.
Other
Vlps: Mean and Standard Deviation
Explanation of frequency distributions, mean, standard deviations, and variance including a Java Applet.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Equation of Line Given That You Know Its Slope and Y Intercept
WebMath offers a java applet that allows you to input the slope and y-intercept of a line and gives you the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. It also gives a detailed solution using the information that you provided.
Davidson College
Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Tetraamminecopper(ii)
A Java applet displays the Ligand Field Theory energy diagram for the Tetraamminecopper(II) ion. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown.
Davidson College
Davidson College: Sizes of Atomic Orbitals
Using a Java applet, sets of atomic orbitals are compared with different quantum numbers in order to compare the orbital sizes.
Davidson College
Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Ammonia
A Java applet shows a molecular orbital representation of ammonia. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown. The orbitals for other molecules can be accessed through links at the bottom of the page.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Paper Folding Activity
This is a lesson plan of paper folding as a method of proof. A Java applet version of the activity can be accessed, giving the actual lengths and angle sizes.
Harvard University
Chandra X Ray Observatory Center: X Ray Pulsar
X-ray pulsars are explained. Features a Java applet that simulates a pulsar and allows the viewer to control the rotational speed.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Beep! Beep! Move Over! I Am Going to Be Late!
During this lesson, young scholars will investigate how to "clear up" the "Traffic Jam." They will be using large manipulatives (their bodies), small manipulatives (carpet squares), and technology (the Java applet) to find the...
Davidson College
Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Diamminesilver(i)
A Java applet displays the Ligand Field Theory energy diagram for the Diamminesilver(I) ion. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown.
Curated OER
Image of Inclined Plane
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...
Curated OER
Position of Block
An interactive Java applet from the University of Utah that allows users to investigate the effect of the coefficient of friction on the motion of a block sliding down an incline. Initial height of the block and the friction coefficient...
NASA
Nasa: Goddard Institute for Space Studies: Time on Mars
This site provides a Java-based program called Mars24. You can download this to your computer to keep track of time on Mars.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Linear Regression 1
An interactive program where students will explore regression lines. Students will be introduced to the correlation coefficient and come to understand what it represents through the given exploration. Requires Java.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Ac Generator Action
Molecular Expressions at Florida State University offers a java applet to show the a working AC generator.