What is Flash?

1. Animation software developed in the mid 90's by Macromedia (now owned by Adobe)

1.  Loads quickly

2.  Interactivity

3.  Scalable without pixilation

4.  Secure - Less apt to be blocked by security software

5.  Run on Apple and PC

3. Flash Player (free) has large installer base (98 %)

4. Negative - Expensive - educator price  - $250)

What is Swishmax2?

1.  Also creates animations that can be played with Flash Player

2.  Started by a former employee of Macromedia

3.  Much less expensive than Adobe  Flash - Educator bulk price (>5)  about $17

4. Negative - Not as feature rich (very close)

Why Flash?

Eye Catching Visuals

• Spectroscopy

• Refraction/Fishing

• Pulses

• Doppler Effect - Train

• Projectile Fired Horizontally & Vx

• Projectile fired horizontally & dropped

• Projectile Motion Vy Vx

• Electron in Magnetic Field II

Interactivity

• Wavelength and Refraction

• Orbits and Gravity

• Horizontal & Vertical Velocity Components

• Refraction Part 2

• Young's Double Slit

• Double Slit Equation

• Standing Wave / Frequency

• Amplitude & Wavelength

• Doppler Effect - Mouse

• Diffraction

• Reflection

•  Photoelectric Effect

Games

• Projectile Motion Game

• Monster Shoot Out Game

• Circular Velocity Game

• Series Circuit Game

• Parallel Circuit Game

• Left Hand Rule Game

Review

•  Box on Ramp

• Ohms Law - V & I

• Pendulum

• Free Body Diagram

• Resultants & Equilibrants

Illuminate Hidden Processes

• Conduction and Induction

• Conservation of Charge

• Why does a charged balloon stick to a wall?

• Magnet / Nonmagnetic

Prepare for lab work

• Attaching Meters

• Standing Waves

Animation Tutorials