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
fDate :
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
