• DocumentCode
    896095
  • Title

    A unique instructional tool for visualizing equipotentials and its use in an introductory fields course

  • Author

    Lyvers, R.F. ; Horowitz, B.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    237
  • Lastpage
    240
  • Abstract
    Charge Master, an IBM PC-compatible software package that aids in visualizing equipotentials produced by systems of point charges, is described. It accomplishes this via an educational game and an option that plots equipotentials. An assignment designed to accompany the software and its use in an introductory EM fields course are also described. The software has been well received by students
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; educational courses; electric charge; electrical engineering computing; electromagnetic field theory; microcomputer applications; software packages; teaching; CAI; Charge Master; EM field theory; IBM PC-compatible; educational courses; equipotentials; instructional tool; point charges; software package; students; visualisation; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic induction; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic devices; Magnetostatics; Physics; Software packages; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/13.214706
  • Filename
    214706