Using VPython in the Introductory Physics Laboratory

ORAL

Abstract

Over the last few years, we have implemented a number of different computational modeling activities in our introductory physics courses. These activities use VPtyhon (\underline {http://vpython.org}). Several of these activities have been developed in conjunction with a series of workshops done as part of the ATE Physics Workshop Project. Participants will work activities used in a typical two-semester calculus-based introductory physics course. In this workshop, participants will work with some of these activities and develop their own. Participants are asked to bring their own laptops with VPython already downloaded on their computers.

–

Authors

  • Tom O'Kuma

    Lee College, Baytown, TX, Lee College, Baytown

  • Arthur Sweeney

    Lee College, Baytown, TX, Lamar University, University of Texas at Arlington, Angelo State University, Rice University, Texas State University, College of William and Mary and National Institute of Aerospace, Nanyang Technological University, China Jiliang University, Baylor University, Louisiana State University, College of William and Mary, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Dallas, Univ of Texas, Austin, Texas State Univ-San Marcos, University of Cambridge, University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University - Bloomington, Lamar Univiversity, University of Cincinnati, Deartment of Physics, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas A&M University, College Station, University of Texas - Dallas, University of Dallas