Open Source Physics

<p>Open Source Physics, or OSP, is a project sponsored by the <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">National Science Foundation</a> and <a href="/facts/Davidson_College/FIMeRLFL">Davidson College</a>, whose mission is to spread the use of open source code libraries that take care of a lot of the heavy lifting for physics: drawing and plotting, differential equation solvers, exporting to animated GIFs and movies, etc., tools, and compiled simulations for physics and other <a href="/facts/Numerical_simulation/Re6o8vzN">numerical simulations</a> . The OSP collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. The core library is in the <a href="/facts/Java_programming_language/9ScgFyAL">Java programming language</a> and licensed with GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply <a href="/facts/GPL/S75KhLSX">GPL</a>) licenses. The site now serves over 10,000 visitors per month. The Open Source Physics Project is an extension of the <a href="/facts/Physlet/lr5qTkqm">Physlet</a> Project.
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Open Source Physics