Prof. Durkin's Research
CMS Experiment
optics
mirror focal length
Mirror and Lense Optics
Converging Lense
Converging Lense 2
Diverging Lense
Diverging Lense 2
Three Lenses
Explaination of Eye Glasses
Eye Glasses Applet
microscope
Virtual Optics Bench
Simple Harmonic Motion
Simple Harmonic Motion
SHM circular motion
SHM spring
SHM spring 2
hooke's law(applet)
Driven String
tacoma narrow's bridge (movie)
small bridge oscillations
Wave Properties
transverse & longitudinal waves (applet)
Reflection of Waves
simple transvere wave train
simple longitudinal wave train
addition of waves (applet)
interference of two waves (applet)
superposition of waves
superposition (movie)
addition of standing harmonics (applet)
harmonics (applet)
plucking a string (applet)
beats(applet)
beats(another applet
beats(sound applet)
wave generator (applet)
Sound
Sound Plane Wave(sound applet)
Sound Sphereical Waves(sound applet)
Tuning Fork Waves(sound applet)
sound wave synthesis(sound applet)
create an instrument(sound applet)
play frequencies
organ pipe (applet)
dB sound levels (applet)
Create your own instrument (applet)
Test Your Hearing (applet)
Many Sound Applets
How do Bugles work
Hear the Harmonic Series
harmonic modes of guitar (see modes,animated gifs)
Light
propagation
propagating EM wave (applet)
propagating EM wave 2 (applet)
EM waves from vibrating charge
x-rays (applet)
dispersion
prism (applet)
rainbow
diffraction
huygen's (applet)
single slit diffraction
single slit (applet)
single slit 2 (applet)
radio telescopes are inverse diffraction gratingsinterferometers
opals are natural diffraction gratings
color in nature
interference
young's experiment(applet)
young's experiment 2 (applet)
interference (movie)
multiple slit interference (applet)
thin film (applet)
thin film 2 (applet)
thin film 3 (applet)
thin film 2 (applet)
Soap Bubble (film)
wave optics
single lense real(applet)
resolution
pattern of imaged point (Airy Disk)
raleigh criterion
pentagon at different resolutions
Special Relativity
Michelson Interferometer
Michelson Morely Experiment
Light Clocks
Time Dialation Experiment Movie (Airplane)
Time Dialation Experiment Movie (Cosmic Ray Muons)
time dialation
twin paradox applet)
twin paradox explained (simple)
twin paradox explained (hard)
relativistic flight simulators
relativity tutorial
Simultaneity is relative
Space Time Tutorial
Mr. Tompkins
Quantum Mechanics
color temperature
black body radiation
COBE - cosmic background explorer
black body radiation 2
black body radiation 3
photoelectric effect
photoelectric effect2
photoelectric effect3
photoelectric effect4
basics of quantum mechanics(website)
debroglie (applet)
quantum two slit interference (applet)
scanning electron microscope
wave packets
wave packet dynamics
wave packet probability
wave packet scattering
wave packet tunneling
quantum harmonic oscillator
wave packet hits barrier
quantum bouncing ball
quantum applets
Atoms
rutherford scattering (applet)
rutherford scattering2 (applet)
atomic orbits (applet)
bohr atom (applet)
bohr radius
bohr atom
bohr atom 2
atomic absorbion and emission spectrum
find the visible balmer lines
atomic builder (applet)
Periodic Table
electron filling (applet)
the elements (description)
periodic table applet
atomic orbital movies
atomic orbital graphic table
best periodic table (click on atomic config)
H2O bothered by charge (applet)
Molecular Bonds
covalent and polar bonds
atomic lattice structures (java)
molecular orbitals (difficult)
Nuclear Physics
stable nuclei (java)
stable nuclei (plot)
the nuclear wall chart
nuclear binding energy
Radioactive Decay
stable nuclei with decay regions
radioactive decay (applet)
radioactive decay (applet)
radioactive decay II (applet)
decay series
decay series products
Effects of Radiation
radiation safety (website)
calculate your annual dose (applet)
radiation damage to cells (article)
Peaceful Nuclear Energy
practical uses of nuclear energy
control a nuclear reactor
US Nuclear Accidents
Atomic Bombs
chain reaction (applet)
manhattan project(website)
truman -the bomb (sound)
effects of a bomb
Effects of a bomb on Columbus Ohio
At least the congress would survive
atomic cafe (movie, humorous documentary on the Atomic Age)
atomic cafe (sound clips)
atomic blasts (movies)
US above ground nuclear tests (pictures)
what would an nuclear blast do to your house ? (mov)
Youtube nuclear test vidoes
youtube declassified nuclear test films
Particle Physics
The Particle Adventure (website)
Good Applet Source
Good Physics Applets
Physics Publications
Scientific American
A History of Modern Physics
nobel prizes in physics (website)
Physics Humor
Increadibly Stupid Movies
Physics Humor
About Physics
Quotes from a Random Walk in Science
Winter 2011
