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Math, Science and Technology Education Java Activities
Math, Science and Technology Education Java Activities
| Applet Title | Brief Description | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-D Grapher | Graph a wide range of functions in 3 dimensions. (requires Java3D download) | Safronov | 6/17/04 |
| Acid-Base Titration Lab | Explore acid-base titration in this chemistry lab experiment | Won | 11/03/01 |
| Arbitrary Precision Calculator | Adjust the precision on this web calculator. | Exner | 8/16/00 |
| Balance Applet | Find shape weights using a balance | Safronov | 9/21/03 |
| Binary Calculator | Learn to count in binary, including signed notation and adding 2 binary numbers. | Safronov | 7/24/04 |
| Best Fit | Generate the best fit of a line. | Exner | 11/4/99 |
| Box Perimeter | Play with the perimeter of boxes. | Exner | 3/27/00 |
| Buffon Needle | Test the geometrical probability of dropping a needle. | Reese | 7/11/96 |
| CAD Viewer | View Autocad files made by TCD students. | Dildine | 12/7/99 |
| Cereal Box Problem | Explores the randomness of finding a prize. | Exner | 7/1/98 |
| Chi-Squared Test Analysis of Random Marbles | Find the Chi-squared value of drawing a number of random marbles. | Exner | 12/8/99 |
| Cliff Hanger | Ask Homer to take a random step while he braves the edge of a cliff. | Exner | 7/21/98 |
| Counting Activity | Explore addition using a visual representation rather than just an abstract concept. | McKelvey | 4/20/00 |
| Cubic Volume Activity | Fill a rectangular box with cubes. | Exner | 4/20/00 |
| Dice Game | Remove your chips with rolls of the dice. | Carvell | 9/19/02 |
| Division Activity | Coming Soon! | McKelvey | 5/20/03 |
| Earth Surface Area Activity | Approximate the surface area of the earth if its radius changed. | Exner | 8/20/00 |
| Egg Puzzle Geometric Activity | Move the pieces of a puzzle around to form an egg. | Exner | 3/20/99 |
| Electric Circuit Activity | See the effects of different resistance levels on the brightness of light bulbs | Won | 11/03/01 |
| Estimation of Pi | Shoot random points at a circle to approximate the value of Pi. | Exner | 7/27/98 |
| Exploring Parabolas | Create fancy parabolas using JavaSketchpad. | Dildine | 8/16/00 |
| Expression Evaluating Calculator | Evaluate arithmetic expressions step-by-step | Stepan | 5/4/01 |
| Flash Cards | Online random flash card generator for simple math operations. | Exner | 3/08/00 |
| Floating Point System | Create and graphically visualize a floating point system. | Exner | 3/08/00 |
| Folding a Rectangular Prism (Volume) | Fold this piece of paper into a three dimensional box. | Carvell | 8/3/01 |
| Folding a Rectangular Pyramid (Volume) | Fold this piece of paper into a three-dimensional pyramid. | Safronov | 7/29/04 |
| Folding a Pattern | Experiment with the geometry of a box cut-out pattern | Exner | 9/26/00 |
| Generating Pythagorean Triples | Produce up to 500 non-trivial Pythagorean Triples. | Exner | 10/22/01 |
| Geoboard Applet | Create shapes with a virtual Geoboard | Safronov | 9/21/03 |
| Graph the solution to Ax = b | Plot the graph for Ax = b and check out the graphical effects of precision. | Exner | 01/30/01 |
| Grid Area of a Circle Estimation | Approximate the area of a circle using a grid. | Exner | 4/1/00 |
| Inscribing a Polygon | Learn about inscribing a regular polygon in a circle (Under Construction!) | McKelvey | 2/26/02 |
| Least Squares and Data Fitting | Plot points on a graph and then fit the data with a polynomial of a chosen degree. | Exner | 4/8/01 |
| Magic Squares | Try to get the same sum along rows, columns, and diagonals of a matrix of numbers. | McKelvey | 1/22/04 |
| Matrix Sensitivity and Conditioning | Illustrates the effect of a given matrix on the unit circle | Exner | 3/5/01 |
| Methods for Estimating Roots | Compare how well four methods of root estimation rank up with each other. | Exner | 2/11/00 |
| Monty's Dilemma | Pick your favorite door and play the game of chance with Monty. | Safronov | 9/23/03 |
| The Moving Man Activity | Move the man and see a graph of his motion. | Murphy | 1/19/00 |
| Numberline Basic | See how addition and subtraction work | McKelvey | 9/10/01 |
| Numberline Advanced | See addition and subtraction at work with more features than the Basic version | McKelvey | Coming Soon! |
| Numeric Base Converter | Convert numbers from one base to another. | Exner | 1/16/01 |
| Numerical Integration Activity | Approximate numerical integration. | Exner | 5/16/00 |
| Ohm's Law | Explore the flow of electrons in circuits. | Murphy | 1/19/00 |
| Plotting Points | Plot points and see their line of best fit. | Carvell | 9/19/02 |
| Prefix Free Codes | Prefix Free Codes or "Prefix Codes" are used to to encode data quickly and efficiently in computer science. | Robert McCreary | 7/7/03 |
| Pythagorean Theorem | Exploration of The Pythagorean Theorem through the construction of regular polygons and circles on the sides of a right triangle. | Dildine | 9/18/03 |
| Quadratic Formula | Explore the quadratic formula and a variation of it. | Exner | 10/13/00 |
| Race Applet | Race cars by rolling a die | McKelvey | 1/28/02 |
| Random Birthday | Find out just how likely it is that two or more random Birthdays are found on the same day. | Exner | 10/22/01 |
| Rectangle Properties | Study the relationships between perimeter, area, length, and width of a rectangle. | Carvell | 6/12/01 |
| Regular Polygon Tester | Learn about the relationship between a polygon's inner angle and its number of sides | McKelvey | 11/29/01 |
| Relative Prime | Demonstrate the probability of two randomly chosen integers being relatively prime. | Exner | 3/25/02 |
| Rocket Launch | Launch a rocket if it passes all stages of its flight tests. | Exner | 8/8/99 |
| Rounding Rules | Compare rounding and truncation. | Exner | 8/16/00 |
| Sick Hermit Activity | Track the spread of a disease among hermits. | Exner | 6/15/00 |
| Simulated Fishtank | Track the distance the two fish move from one another. | Exner | 10/1/98 |
| Solving Systems of Equations | Plug in your favorite coefficient matrix and solve it. | Exner | 3/07/00 |
| Spreadsheet Simulation | Use a spreadsheet with a few basic operations. | Exner | 9/03/99 |
| Sum of Angles | Draw a polygon and then count the sum of its angles. | Exner | 5/31/00 |
| Summing a Series | Sum a divergent infinite series. | Exner | 9/13/00 |
| Temperature Plate | Discover the temperature at any point on a metal plate. | Exner | 8/7/98 |
| Text Analysis | Display a number of statistics about the text you enter, including word, letter and sentence count. | Safronov | 11/09/03 |
| ToothPick Puzzle | Arrange the toothpicks to form five squares. | Exner | 9/11/00 |
| ToothPick Activities | Explore geometry first-hand using toothpicks. | McKelvey | 11/15/02 |
| Traffic Jam Activity | Can you figure out the minimum number of moves for the teams to swap sides? | Safronov | 1/26/05 |
| Unit Circle Applet | Find Sin, Cos, Tan, Cosec, Sec, and Cotan for any angle on the unit circle. | Safronov | 6/08/04 |
| Webdice | Toss these digital dice and see what numbers roll up. | Exner | 6/16/98 |
| Working with Triangles | Explore triangles using JavaSketchpad. | Dildine | 5/1/00 |
| Zeno's Paradox | Experiment with ratios and Zeno's Paradox in this Tortoise and the Hare game. | Safronov | 3/11/05 |
| African Safari | Hunt with the lions on an African Safari. | Exner | 5/31/00 |
| Love Calculator | Calculate your love compatibility. | Exner | 1/4/97 |
| Triangle Dice | Roll dice and see the relationship between sides of a triangle | Dildine | 7/3/01 |
To unzip files, please download: Zip-It on the Mac and Winzip on a PC.
The Java Plug-in 1.4 is automatically downloaded by some applets.
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