PhET Progress Report

Sam Reid

Dec 6, 2007

An online version of this report is available here.

Here’s a pie chart representation of the time distribution.

Moving Man/Forces1D

· Rewrote moving man using new common libraries, functionality is at about 90% of the original. Outstanding issues are here; many of these issues need discussion.

· Started rewrite for force1d using new common libraries, outstanding issues are here, no need for feedback yet.

Rotation

· Latest version

· Bugfixes

· Internationalization

· Added introductory panel for Rotation

· Added partial-side view graphic

· Prevention of out of memory errors (heuristic)

· Layout improvements

· Questions:

1. Keep partial side view?

2. Auto-Pan during record?

Timing

· Investigation and tests for sim timing (with John)

· Improvements for Thread clock

Fonts

· Centralize and generalize font API (with John)

Translation

· Bugfixes for translation page (with John)

Build Process

· Discussion

· John will be adding some features to improve this process.

CCK

· Discussion

· Waiting for Unfuddle or Trac, for use in organizing its many proposed feature requests and bug reports

Unfuddle

· What’s the timeline for this? Who should be in charge of setting up/moving svn repository? Shall we do a small scale SVN test before moving SVN completely?

Upcoming Work

· Rotation/Torque

· CCK

o Organize requested fixes

o Bugfixes

· Continue developing Moving Man, Force1D, Ramp with new common libraries, (with Chris/John)