Newton

There are many applications on the Internet that help you learn new things easier. One of them is DesignSoft Newton.

It's a software solution that provides a completely new way of learning physics–the exploration of kinematics and dynamics on a computer in 3D. It sports a clean and intuitive graphical interface with many nice tools at hand.

The application doesn't take long to install and it doesn't come with a complicated setup that you would need to complete before you can actually use it. It sports a clean and intuitive graphical interface with many nice tools at hand.

DesignSoft Newton is a software solution that provides a completely new way of learning physics–the exploration of kinematics and dynamics on a computer in 3D.

DesignSoft Newton allows you to build, manipulate and analyze your experiments freely and interactively. When creating an experiment in Newton, you can select from a wide range of real world or abstract objects, from the simplest geometrical bodies (brick, sphere, etc.), complex instruments (stands, slope, car, etc.), and constraints (many types of joints and springs).

You can adjust their physical parameters (mass, elasticity, friction, etc.); assign to them forces, torques or velocity; and make relationships subject to constraints. You can add virtually any object to Newton using a VRML editor; you may also export your experiments in VRML format.

When running a simulation, the bodies start moving, guided by the acting constraints; are rotated by torques; and collide with each other as in a movie. Actually, you can set up one or more “cameras” and capture their views of the experiment, storing them in an AVI file.

You can also add descriptions to your examples, with explanatory texts, images, and formulas. Using diagrams, it’s easy to measure and evaluate the results of your experiments.

Several user-defined curves can be displayed on the same diagram, so it's easy to compare the measured data with the results derived from theoretical calculations. You may also change the units of the physical quantities.

DesignSoft Newton is a neat software solution that provides a completely new way of learning physics–the exploration of kinematics and dynamics on a computer in 3D.