From Machines and mechanics to light and lasers -- the physical world on six CD-ROMs! -- With this highly interactive multimedia tutorial, students learn about simple Machines, the nature of heat and how sound travels, the physical properties of optics, reflectors and light, how electricity is produced and transmitted, and concepts of velocity, acceleration, displacement and motion. Also depicted are methods for testing the laws of Aristotle, Galileo and Newton. -- Minimum requirements: Mac: System 7, 2 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive. Win: 3.1, 386 processor, 4 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, SVGA display, Sound Blaster or compatible sound card. |