Interactive Physics
Physics you can change and observe.
Maxwell includes interactive Physics across 14 areas of the GCSE and International GCSE course. Students change a variable, watch what happens, and connect the behaviour to the equations they are learning.
Why it matters
Understanding, not just watching
Each interactive area is built around a change a student can make. The point is not animation for its own sake, but seeing which quantity stays the same and which one changes.
- Change a variable and observe the result
- Read the graph alongside the motion
- Link the behaviour back to the equation
- Return to the same simulation from assigned work
Coverage
Fourteen interactive areas
The interactive areas follow the structure of the course rather than a separate list of demos.
- Forces and motion
- Energy
- Waves
- Electricity
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Radioactivity
- Astrophysics
A full interactive preview of every area is available inside Maxwell during Early Access.
Connected to work
Simulator-linked assignments
Teachers can assign investigations that use an interactive area directly, so exploration and assessed work stay in the same environment.