Now that jsphys is getting use in the classroom, I'd like to write a paper for AJP. The Real Time Relativity paper was published there, and the journal's goals are to be relevant to undergraduate physics teachers, so it seems ideal.
I can create a separate repository for the LaTeX and start working on an outline and some text. Based on the RTR paper, I think we need:
Introduction on the difficulty of teaching SR and how simulations can help
Educational background, on the utility of simulations, past work like RTR, past research on SR teaching, and so on. (Much like in the RTR paper.)
A mathematical section describing how we represent objects and transform between frames. May want to talk about redshifting and color definitions (blackbody and Gaussian spectra and their conversion to RGB).
A section on the programming of jsphys, how it's implemented in the browser, how it can be extended with additional demos and narration, and so on.
A section on the various simulations we've developed. May want to choose only a few for illustration.
How we used jsphys in class and how students reacted.
Conclusion on how amazing jsphys is.
@Schroedingers-Hat, any suggestions? I can set up a repository in the next couple days with AJP's LaTeX template so we can get going.
Now that jsphys is getting use in the classroom, I'd like to write a paper for AJP. The Real Time Relativity paper was published there, and the journal's goals are to be relevant to undergraduate physics teachers, so it seems ideal.
I can create a separate repository for the LaTeX and start working on an outline and some text. Based on the RTR paper, I think we need:
@Schroedingers-Hat, any suggestions? I can set up a repository in the next couple days with AJP's LaTeX template so we can get going.