<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Miles,<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Gavin posted this a while ago, it's very impressive as a physics demo...  The first 6 are free, see below...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Steve.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Hi,<br><br>in case anyone is interested, the virtual physics laboratory is<br>Windows-based physics simulation software for education:<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="http://vplab.co.uk/">http://vplab.co.uk/</a><br><br>It seems at the moment to be strictly for windows, but it runs pretty well<br>in WINE on ubuntu gutsy (possibly other versions too?).<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>sudo apt-get install wine msttcorefonts<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>mkdir vpl<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>cd vpl<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>wget <a href="http://www.colpus.me.uk/vplab/download/VPLabSampleFolder.zip">http://www.colpus.me.uk/vplab/download/VPLabSampleFolder.zip</a><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>unzip VPLabSampleFolder.zip<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>wine Balance.exe<br><br>It seems you can get those 6 sample simulations for free but there are over<br>160 in the full set which can be purchased from the website above.  They<br>might be quite nice to get working on thin clients.<br><br>Gavin<br><br><br>-- <br>edubuntu-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</a><br><div><div>On 4 Feb 2008, at 15:37, Miles Berry wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hi,<br>We have a whole school science week rapidly approaching, and I had in mind taking classes (aged say 6 to 10) into the computer room (running Feisty as thin clients) and doing something with some scientific relevance - any recommendations for either tasks or software? <br> Something I'd really like is a ubuntu version of MS's Physics Illustrator (<a href="http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2006/02/05/how-to-use-physics-illistrator-on-non-tablet-pc/">http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2006/02/05/how-to-use-physics-illistrator-on-non-tablet-pc/</a> qv <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eGypGOlOc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7eGypGOlOc</a>), anyone tried this under mono?<br> Many thanks,<br>Miles.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Miles Berry<br>Head, Alton Convent Prep<br><a href="http://www.altonconvent.org.uk/prep">http://www.altonconvent.org.uk/prep</a> -- <br>edubuntu-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>