Chair: B. Konrad, OAPT Archivist, Chatham Kent Secondary School
Demonstrations of reflection and transmission of sound at boundaries with reference to the construction and operation of wind instruments. (Demonstrations of wind instruments will be done by a piano player, so you might want to bring earplugs!).
This presentation will consist of a demonstration of some computer programs I've written that are physics related. One is a data-base of Nobel Physicists from 1901-to present, showing a photo of each physicist, nationality and brief description of their work. Other programs written consist of Physics Java applets or animated gifs and screensavers. Programming languages required would be Visual Basic 4, Java J++ and a Windows'95 operating system. Microsoft Access was used to create the Nobel Physicists database and the physicist's photos were downloaded from the internet or scanned from library books.
Interactive Physics provides a complete motion lab on the computer. Model Newtonian mechanics. Alter friction and elasticity. Change gravity; even turn it off. Control almost any physical characteristic of an object. Build models and simulations limited only by your imagination. Make important measurements while the simulation runs. Measure physical quantities such as velocity, acceleration, momentum, kinetic energy, and friction. Display measurements as numbers, graphs, or animated vector displays.