Tools
Editors, simulators and lab tools that run in the browser, built for Chromebooks and the open web, with nothing to install.
Computational tools
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Python Editor
Python with NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, pandas, SymPy and scikit-learn, running entirely in the browser, with no server and nothing to install.
Python · Pyodide
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Python Lab
A Jupyter-style workspace: a file explorer, importable modules, notebooks and matplotlib, with your projects saved in the browser.
Python · Notebooks · Pyodide
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VPython Editor
Write and run Web VPython simulations in the browser, with a local draft, downloadable files, example labs, and a sandboxed 3D output frame.
Web VPython · 3D
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MicroPython Editor
Program a Raspberry Pi Pico from the browser over USB or Bluetooth, with a file browser, examples, and a built-in terminal.
MicroPython · USB / Bluetooth
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Arduino C/C++ Editor
Write Arduino C, compile in the cloud, and flash an Uno over USB right from the browser, with examples, a language reference, and a live serial monitor.
C / C++ · USB · Chrome / Edge
Digital logic
Simulations
Some of these open with a code given in class.
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Rocket Simulation
Set a rocket's thrust and see the free-body diagram, the net force, the acceleration and the velocity change with it, as Newton's second law predicts. It has a guided run, free play on Earth, the Moon and Mars, and a landing challenge.
Forces · Newton's second law
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Rocket at an Angle
Steer a rocket's thrust in any direction, near a planet or in deep space, and see one time step at a time how the forces make the net force, the net force makes the acceleration, and the acceleration changes the velocity, as the path builds up from the velocities.
Forces · Vectors · EOM #1
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A Charge in a Magnetic Field
Fire a charged particle across regions of magnetic field, in 2D or 3D, and see what sets the force on it.
Magnetism · Right-hand rule
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The Mass Spectrometer
Fire particles through a velocity selector into a magnetic field and see where different masses, charges and speeds land.
Magnetism · Velocity selector
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The Cyclotron
Fire a particle into a cyclotron and watch the magnetic field turn it while the electric field across the gap speeds it up, half a turn at a time, until an exit channel takes it out.
Magnetism · Particle accelerator
Best viewed on a Chromebook or any desktop Chrome / Edge browser with WebGL enabled.