PhET Progress Report

Sam Reid

August 9, 2007

An online version of this report is available here.

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

I’ll be returning to a part time appointment for the Fall semester starting August 20.

Deploy

· Deployed all simulations to production server

· Posted a reference copy in dev server

· Many minor issues related to deployment (permissions, version information, website testing, sim testing, etc.)

Rotation

· Posted 7 new revisions, click here for latest version

· Bugfixes and user interface improvements

· Updates for Torque sim, including applied force in play area (see link above)

· Remaining Work

Japanese

· Investigated issues with respect to languages that don’t have support from all fonts

· Integrated translation for Japanese CCK

Energy Skate Park

· Fixed issues raised by Mindy’s interviews, discussed 7-26-2007

· Includes snap-to-track feature, when releasing below a track

· Click here for latest version

· Ready to post to main site?

Reactions and Rates

· Bugfixes for AAPT

· Fixed multiple clock problem

· New version here

Other

· Cleaned up permissions for dev server

1. Still needs attention after I hear back from ITS

· Setup Eclipse + SVN environment to facilitate discussion with Chris

· Organized After AAPT Project Ideas

· Converted, recorded, processed and posted movies for the phet homepage

· Discuss After AAPT Ideas

Upcoming Work

· Rotation/Torque

· Licensing issues/Meet with Kate Tallman

· Post-AAPT list items

o GUI for translation system

· CCK