Interactive Physics
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Interactive Physics, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Interactive Physics's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Single User (node-locked) | — | 1 user |
| Additional Single User | — | 1 additional user |
| Single User (dongle-locked) | — | 1 user |
| 10 User | — | 10 users |
| 20 User | — | 20 users |
| 30 User | — | 30 users |
| Single User (node-locked) — Annual License | $100 a year | Single identified computer · Annual License |
| Single User (node-locked) — Paid Up License | $249, paid once | Single identified computer · Paid Up License |
| 10 User — Annual License | $400 a year | 10 users · Annual License |
| 20 User — Annual License | $600 a year | 20 users · Annual License |
| 30 User — Annual License | $800 a year | 30 users · Annual License |
| 10 User — Paid Up License | $995, paid once | 10 users · Paid Up License |
| 50 User — Annual License | $1,195 a year | 50 users · Annual License |
| 20 User — Paid Up License | $1,495, paid once | 20 users · Paid Up License |
| 30 User — Paid Up License | $1,995, paid once | 30 users · Paid Up License |
| 50 User — Paid Up License | $2,995, paid once | 50 users · Paid Up License |
| 50 User | — | 50 users |
The facts
Each one read from Interactive Physics's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authoring tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Data export
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Delivery and security
- The price list says software and documentation are delivered electronically with download instructions and a serial number as the sole deliverable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Included curriculum
- The maker says a large amount of curriculum and laboratory models are included with Interactive Physics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration limits
- The FAQ says Interactive Physics does not include some advanced Working Model features such as DXF/CAD import and Working Model Basic programming.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Learning use
- The maker describes the software as a discovery-learning tool that lets users vary physical parameters and observe measured effects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- License options
- The price list offers annual and paid-up individual and multi-user licenses, and says multi-user licenses can be floating or node-locked.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License restrictions
- Homework licenses are valid for one year and limited to 50 bodies, 15 constraints and 15 output meters.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Measurements
- The software measures quantities including velocity, acceleration, force, momentum and energy in metric or English units.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modeling
- Users can create circles, blocks, polygons, ropes, springs, dampers, pulleys, slots, actuators and motors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- No programming
- The maker says Interactive Physics requires no programming and can be used with a mouse.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Interactive Physics is educational software for modeling and simulating physical phenomena in STEM education.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] and a support forum, and says Homework/Student Editions do not include technical support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The maker says high schools, colleges and universities use it to explore physics concepts and perform virtual laboratory experiments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Visualization
- Simulation results can be displayed as numbers, graphs and animated vectors.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The price list states that no-cost evaluation versions are available to determine whether products meet requirements.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Canton, Michigan, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The FAQ says the current PC version is 2005 and the current Mac version is 5.0, which runs only in Mac Classic mode through Mac OS X 10.4; later Macs require running the Windows version through a portal program.checked 11 Oct 2026
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