Dr. Farhang Amiri has been a member of the Physics Department at the Weber State University since 1984. His area of specialty is in Elementary Particle Physics. His research interests include electron-positron annihilation processes and neutrino physics. Dr. Bradley Carroll joined the Physics Department at the Weber State University in 1985. His area of specialty is in Astrophysics. Dr. Carroll's research interests include the structure and non-radial pulsation of upper main-sequence stars, white dwarfs, and neutron stars.
Both authors have received grants for developing computer animations and simulations used in undergraduate physics courses. In the past three years they have been involved in developing computer animations for a conceptual physics course using the Macromedia Director program.
Viewing the Animations
- To run the movies, you should set the resolution of your monitor to 800 x 600.
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Samples of Animations
- velocity and acceleration in linear motion
- conservation of momentum
- electric circuits
- charge particle in Earth's magnetic field
- Rutherford experiment
The animations are all copyrighted; they cannot be distributed, copied, or sold in any form.
To obtain the full version of the animations that includes more than 100 Director movies, please contact the following.
Physics Curriculum & Instructions
www.PhysicsCurriculum.com
1-888-475-3470
Contacts
Please direct your comments or questions to:
Farhang Amiri: Physics Department
Weber State University
Ogden, UT 84408-2508
(801)626-6199
famiri@weber.eduBradley Carroll: Physics Department
Weber State University
Ogden, UT 84408-2508
(801)626-7921
bcarroll@weber.edu