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ISBN 0-88318-887-2
Single copy $100.00
High School Site License $250.00
10-copy lab pack $400.00
"RealTime Maxwell made it possible to visualize things that were only abstractions previously."
-Edward Finkel,
Fernbank Science Center

"This is the kind of software that encourages extended exploration and that provides abundant insight at every turn."
-A. John Mallinckrodt,
California State Polytechic University, Pomona

"This is one of the very few programs of its kind to incorporate numerical techniques in solving electrodynamics problems. It is a welcome addition to the repertoire of engineers and physicists."
-A. Shakur,
Salisbury State University
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RealTime Maxwell

Pieter B. Visscher
University of Alabama

Traditional courses in electricity and magnetism generally concentrate on static fields. However, your students will need a working knowledge of the time development to apply the principles of E&M to real-life situations. Reinforce their understanding of electrodynamic phenomena and fill in the blanks with Realtime Maxwell.*

RealTime Maxwell displays the time evolution of electromagnetic fields in a variety of configurations and devices. Simulation scenarios include plane waves, solenoids, magnetron tubes, and capacitors. Students can design their own configurations of metal plates and give each one separate conductivity and current-carrying capabilities.

RealTime Maxwell also offers a unique presentation of electric fields. Conventionally, electric fields are depicted either as vectors or lines of force, but RealTime Maxwell displays the x and y components of the field instead. This is a very natural way to visualize vector fields, and it can be used in other physics and engineering contexts as well.

With RealTime Maxwell, students can explore more realistic and provocative problems than are accessible using analytic solutions to Maxwell's equations. This sort of experimentation, coupled with the early introduction of Maxwell's equations as discrete equations, will provide your class with an intuitive understanding of electrodynamics long before they have mastered the formal theory of partial differential equations. 60 pp.

*RealTime Maxwell was formerly entitled Maxwell.

System Requirements:
Your computer system and hardware configuration should be an IBM PC, XT, AT, or PS/2 computer with the following features:

  • Hercules, CGA, EGA, or VGA color graphics
  • DOS 2.0 or higher
  • Printer (optional)
  • No math coprocessor required
IBM PC versions of Physics Academic Software programs may not operate on non-IBM personal computers and peripherals.

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ISBN 0-88318-887-2

Single copy $100.00
High School Site License $250.00
10-copy lab pack $400.00

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