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                          README.TXT       
                          Physlets CD
                             by
                      Wolfgang Christian
                        Mario Belloni
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This file contains important information about the Physlets CD. 
To jump to a specific section of this document, search for "SECTION #", 
replacing the # with the appropriate section number.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. General Information
SECTION 2. System Requirements
SECTION 3. Microsoft Windows Browsers
SECTION 4. Copyright of Text and Copyright of Problems
SECTION 5. Copyright of Applets and Conditions of Use for Applets

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SECTION 1. General Information
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Point your web browser at START.htm file in the root directory to access the 
Physlet problems on this CD.

The Physlets CD is also available online at

http://webphysics.davidson.edu/physletprob

Physlets-"Physics Applets"-are small, flexible Java applets that can be used in a wide variety of
WWW applications.  Physlets  require a Java 1.1 enabled browser that supports JavaScript to applet
communication.  Unfortunately, not all browsers support BOTH this communication and the Java 1.1
virtual machine. 

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SECTION 2. System Requirements
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Requires a browser supporting the Java 1.1 Virtual Machine and JavaScript to
Java communication.

This CD has been tested on the following Windows configuration:
PC with 166 MHz processor
Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher; Netscape Communicator 4.7 or higher; 
Netscape Navigator 4.08 or higher (Netscape Navigator 4.08 included on CD).


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SECTION 3. Microsoft Windows Browsers
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Recent versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape support scripting of Java 1.1 applets.
All Physlets have been tested on Netscape Navigator 4.7 and Internet Explorer 5.0 on Windows NT.
Please consult your browser documentation for additional information.


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SECTION 4. Copyright of Text and Copyright of Problems
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Unless otherwise noted at the bottom of an html page, Physlet Problems contained on this CD, that is,
the text and associated script, are copyrighted by Prentice Hall.

Instructors may post Prentice Hall copyrighted Physlet problems from the Physlet CD for non-commercial
use on their own class-related websites provided those problems copyrighted by Prentice Hall are clearly
marked as such and the following copyright notice is given on each page containing Prentice Hall problems:
 
"Problems x, xx, xxx Copyright Prentice Hall.  All rights reserved." 

Instructors may not otherwise distribute, or publish them without express written permission from the Publisher.

Prentice Hall Companion Websites contain additional Physlet(r) Problems that are copyrighted by Prentice Hall.
These sites include: Principles with Applications (5th ed.) and Physics for Scientists and Engineers, both
by Douglas Giancoli and College Physics by Jerry Wilson and Anthony Buffa. These problems are not included in
the permission to post granted above.

Commercial use of any Physlet Problems from this CD, or edited versions thereof, in printed or electronic form
requires the written permission of the copyright holder.

Instructors wishing to author and post their own Physlet problems should consult the conditions of use below.

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SECTION 5. Copyright of Applets and Conditions of Use for Applets
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Physlets, that is, the applets themselves, may be used to author new problems and these problems may be distributed
along with the Physlet jar files for non-profit, educational purposes without requesting permission under the following conditions: 

1) That the text and script of Physlets Problems, that is, problems that make use of Physlets to provide animation,
visualization, or other types of educational content, be made available to others by placing them in the public domain.

2) That Davidson College should be credited as the source of the Physlet on at least one HTML page of the instructional
unit where these applets are being used. (An instructional unit would be a course or a collection of problems with a
unifying theme.)   A small Davidson logo or simply the name "Davidson College" with a link to the Davidson College Physlet
Archive (http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/applets.html) serves this purpose. 

3) Credit does NOT have to be given on every problem or HTML page that contains a Physlet problem.  We encourage authors
to make the integration of Physlets into their curriculum material as seamless as possible.

4) Publications which result from using Physlets will reference the Physlet site

http://webphysics.davidson.edu/applets/applets.html.

Please share your work.  Authors who have written Physlet problems are encouraged to send us a short email with a link
to their problems.

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