UVA Virtual Lab: Gerbil Central
                
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.

SOFTWARE TOOLS: Movies are created using "3D Studio MAX" (Discreet Division of Autodesk Inc.). Pages are composed using "Dreamweaver" (Macromedia Corporation), JavaScript and PHP.
PAGE CREDITS: These pages on basic electrical circuits were developed at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s High School (Fishersville VA) in collaboration with UVA. Students David Marbury, Sarah Caulkins, Tyler Walk, and Carter Santos worked on this page under the supervision of instructor Thomas O’Neill.
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