Instructional software for visualizing optical phenomena

Author

Banks, David C. ; Foley, John T. ; Vidimce, Kiril N. ; Kiu, Ming-Hoe

Author_Institution

NSF Eng. Res. Center, Mississippi State Univ., MS, USA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

447

Lastpage

450

Abstract

We describe a multidisciplinary effort for creating interactive 3D graphical modules for visualizing optical phenomena. These modules are designed for use in an upper-level undergraduate course. The modules are developed in Open Inventor, which allows them to run under both Unix and Windows. The work is significant in that it applies contemporary interactive 3D visualization techniques to instructional courseware, which represents a considerable advance compared to the current state of the practice.

Keywords

Unix; courseware; data visualisation; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; microcomputer applications; optics; physics computing; subroutines; Microsoft Windows; Open Inventor; Unix; courseware; instructional software; interactive 3D graphical modules; interactive 3D visualization techniques; multidisciplinary effort; optical phenomena visualization; program modules; upper-level undergraduate course; Computer graphics; Education; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Optical computing; Optical design; Optical filters; Physics; Stimulated emission; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization '97., Proceedings

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8262-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISUAL.1997.663918

Filename

663918