DOS simulations for use with Physics I

Program Listings             Program Descriptions             Download Files  

To run these simulations, you must have them on your hard drive or on a floppy.  

The programs may be obtained by downloading (just click on the name of the program under DOWNLOAD FILES, below).  This is the easiest way to get them.  Your computer will tell you where it wants to save the file (usually on the Desktop).  You can save it in another folder or directory if you wish, and you can even give it a different name.  In any case, remember where it is.

If the program is on the Desktop, just double-click it to run it.  Otherwise use the Run option and run the program.

To obtain the programs from the VHCC LAN.  You must be in the math/physics directories (when the computer boots, it will either boot into this drive or it will give you the choice).  The programs are on the E: drive.  They are copied with the DOS command   

        copy ***********  b:

where b: is the name of the drive in which you place your diskette and ****** is the full name of the program, including the .exe on the end.

Copy these programs from your floppy diskette to a c:\vhmthphy directory or folder you create on your computer.  You need not use this folder name, but these directions will assume that you do.

To run a program from the DOS window, simple type the command      

c:\vhmthphy\*******

at the DOS prompt and the program will run.  If you have trouble stopping the program, try hitting the s or the q key (for 'stop' or 'quit').  If this doesn't work, hold down the Ctrl key and hit the pause/break key.

Program Listings

Click on the name of the program for a brief description.

Program Descriptions

Every time t key is struck, timer shows time since first keystrike and time interval since previous keystrike.  Also displays graphs, gives filing options.

Practice and feedback in using computer timer to time interval between two sounds; to be expanded to timing of motion at a later date.

Simulation of the gravitational field of a planet, including simulation of an orbit with user-chosen planetary size, surface field strength, initial position and velocity vectors..

Download Files

Click on name of desired file: