EPFL Physics Simulations
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The facts
Each one read from EPFL Physics Simulations's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activities
- The activities are goal-oriented tasks intended to test knowledge and develop deeper understanding.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Assessment tools
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Authoring tools
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Code license
- The site says the code carries an Academic Non-Commercial Software License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Developers
- The site names Dr Austin Peel for development, concept, and design, and Dr Sylvain Bréchet for concept and design.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Educational license
- The apps are Open Educational Resources licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Educational resource
- The project describes its apps as Open Educational Resources licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Institutional support
- The project acknowledges support from EPFL’s vice presidency for education and the Digital Resources for Instruction and Learning fund.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The apps are developed to accompany EPFL’s introductory physics mechanics courses, and the site describes uses for teachers and students.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Learning modules
- Each app has four modules: introduction, theory, activities, and sandbox.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The website provides interactive applications for learning, visualising, and experimenting with physics concepts in EPFL’s first-year mechanics courses.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sandbox
- The sandbox lets users freely set parameters to test hypotheses and run virtual experiments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Simulations
- Listed simulations cover drone kinematics, rotating reference frames, coupled oscillations, and spinning-top dynamics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site invites users who find the apps useful to share them with fellow teachers and students.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Teaching use
- Teachers can use the theory module to manipulate dynamically drawn graphs, vectors, and other mathematical quantities during lectures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Theory
- The theory module visualises the mathematics governing each physical system, with equation variables colour-coded to match their physical or mathematical counterparts.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App structure
- Each app has introduction, theory, activities, and sandbox modules.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Development team
- The site credits Dr Austin Peel for development, concept, and design, and Dr Sylvain Bréchet for concept and design.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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