Magnetism 3D Lab is a free, browser-based interactive magnetic-field simulator for high-school and introductory undergraduate physics. Students construct scenes from straight and finite wires, current loops, solenoids, toroids, bar magnets, and uniform-field regions, then explore the resulting fields in 2D and 3D. Visualization modes include heatmaps, Linear Integral Convolution (LIC), iron filings, field vectors, and 3D field lines.
A closed-path integral tool supports investigations of Ampère's law on user-drawn loops. Charged-particle trajectories in 2D and 3D illustrate magnetic forces with adjustable initial conditions. Example investigations include Helmholtz-coil field uniformity, solenoid fields, magnetic dipoles, and cyclotron motion.
The simulator supports lecture demonstrations, pre-lab visualization, computer-based lab activities, and student inquiry in AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, IB Physics, and introductory university E&M courses. Scenes can be shared by URL and embedded via iframe in course pages. It runs in modern desktop and Chromebook browsers, with no installation or registration required.
Free access with no registration required; donations are optional. Runs in modern desktop and Chromebook browsers with JavaScript enabled and WebGL support for the 3D view. No installation or plugins required.
AP Physics, Ampère's law, Biot-Savart law, Chromebook, Helmholtz coils, IB Physics, LIC, Linear Integral Convolution, Lorentz force, bar magnet, browser simulation, charged particles, current loop, cyclotron motion, dipole, electromagnetism, embeddable, field visualization, iron filings, magnetic field, solenoid, toroid
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Metadata instance created September 7, 2026
by Nima Bigdely
%0 Computer Program %A Bigdely-Shamlo, Nima %D 2026 %T Magnetism 3D Lab %9 Browser-based interactive simulation %U https://electromagnetism3d.com/
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