A computer simulation is the representation of a phenomenon that follows certain physical and mathematical formulas. For instance, computers can simulate weather conditions, biological process, atomic reactions, sound waves, trafic jams, city's growth, and many other phenomena. The possibilities for simulation seem to be limitless with computers and they are very appealing to our eyes because they move as if they were alive. The possibilities for learning from these simulations are also huge. Simulations help us understand complex ideas and formulas. By playing with them we can learn a lot about physics, mathematics, biology, economics and many other phenomena.
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Have you ever played with 2-D creatures that move by themselves like robots? Have you ever turned off the gravity law of world? In this activity you are going to play with simulations of mechanical robots and watch them walk, move, and fly, inside a world that you can tweak. |
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