WINNERS OF FIRST ANNUAL CONTEST
Prizes awarded in January 1991; software described in CIP 4:5, 1990,
p. 540.
Mark Baratta, University of Wisconsin, with Gordon Wolfe, for:
LENSES
Uses Snell's law to trace rays through a multi-element optical system.
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Eric Mazur, Harvard University, for:
THE ESSENCE OF PHYSICS
Reinforces learning from a calculus-based general-physics text through
interactive presentations and exercises.
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Edward Redish, University of Maryland, with James Harold and Ken Hennacy,
for:
ORBITS
Solves for the motion of two massive bodies moving under the influence
of gravity and plots the orbits.
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Bruce Sherwood, Carnegie Mellon University, for:
GRAPHER
Graphs the solutions of algebraic or ordinary differential equations.
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J. C. Sprott, University of Wisconsin, with George Rowlands, for:
CHAOS DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrates 18 examples of dynamical chaos and related phenomena.
Honorable Mentions
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G. W. Forbes, University of Rochester, with Peter Hoch and Simon Cohen,
for:
DAFRAC
Computes and displays intensity maps representing Fresnel and Fraunhofer
diffraction.
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Michael Liebl, Mount Michael Benedictine H.S., for:
POTENTIALS
Calculates and displays potential for charges on a two-dimensional
grid.
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David McKinstry, Eastern Washington University, for:
CRYSTAL LATTICES
Visualizes Bravais lattices in three dimensions.
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Edward Redish, University of Maryland, with G. Norkus and J. Harold, for:
THERMO
Simulates motion of up to 1000 particles in a two-dimensional box.
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Jack Wilson, University of Maryland, with Edward Redish, for:
THE M.U.P.P.E.T. UTILITIES
Supports development of programs with interactive data screens and
graphics.
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Victor A. Schmidt, University of Pittsburgh, for:
EPICENTER
Simulates arrival of seismic P and S waves so as to teach user how
to determine epicenter.
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Edwin Taylor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with Eric Berman,
Glen Myers, Alejandro Caro, and Christopher Mayer, for:
SPACETIME
Helps students to develop an intuition for special relativity.
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Alan Wolf, Cooper Union, with Thomas Bessoir, for:
CHAOS
Demonstrates key features of deterministic chaos.
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