Ah the wonderful world of applets. How I love thee! To be honest these little programs, often developed by many computer savvy people across the world really do help bring a Physics class to life. Since most are free, and easily accessible via the Internet it also serves as a major tool that allows even cash strapped classes, schools and people be able to interact with what is in essence a virtual Physics laboratory.
The Davidson site, http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/applets.html is a particularly useful one. It is easy to navigate, very simple to use and has many fun applets are are useful for illustration, experiment and enjoyment. The only downside is that many of the applets are for more advanced studies such as waves, electrical fields and optics but within these limitations it is a very useful site. It also has many links to other sites and excellent source materials and even a Spanish language version available!
I thoroughly recommend the site and will endeavor to find you all one with Mechanics and other applets that are more appropriate to subject matter introduced earlier and for other fields! Hope you liked this review and found it handy.
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