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ABSTRACT: THe study is centered on the development of a Physics interactive software package ideal for use as a teaching tool in a lecture setting. The software will provide an excellent opportunity for students to view abstract concepts and principles in Physics not just through still graphics but also more significantly through animation. It is designed to cater primarily the engineering students, so it covers topics based on the syllabus for the general engineering, but it is more compatible with the University Physics, by Young and Freedman, where the discussions are primarily based. The package is divided into three categories, namely, the Lecture, Problems, and Simulations, grouping separately the lecture presentations, solved problems, and simulation, respectively, for easy access and review by the instructor. Each category has its own home page where page where its contents can be viewed and accessed. The package was created using the software tool Flash version 5.0 by Macromedia. The computer programs for the interactivity and the simulations are written in Flash's own programming language, the ActionScript. The instructor interacts with the programs using either the computer's keyboard or the mouse through on screen controls, such as buttons, pull-down menus and scroll bars. The software operates in a Windows environment.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Natural Science
Authors	Casocot, Lauro N.
Page Count	1
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 6, 2006
Tags	Physics, Study and Teaching

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