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| PROJECT OVERVIEW |
The "Virtual Science Lab" is based at the University of Virginia. It employs emerging software visualization tools to explain technologies affecting our daily lives. The project is directed by Professor John C. Bean. Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation CCLI, NIRT, MRSEC and NUE programs, and the University of Virginia. Additional support was provided by IBM and Discreet Corporations. |
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Movies are created using "3D Studio MAX" (Discreet Division of Autodesk Inc.). Pages are composed using "Dreamweaver" (Macromedia Corporation), JavaScript and PHP. |
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These pages on basic electrical circuits were developed by students and faculty of the Shenandoah Regional Governor′s High School (Fishersville VA) in collaboration with UVA. This page was created by students at CSVRGS: David Marbury, Sarah Caulkins, Tyler Walk, and Carter Santos. The work was overseen by Thomas O′Neill.
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In this scenario the gerbils (battery) produce a larger potential difference than the capacitor can handle.
As the gerbils run the water is lifted to a high potential that will rupture the membrane on the right.
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