Ilim Lab

Rutherford: Scattering by the Nucleus

Explore Rutherford's experiment: alpha particles scatter from a positive nucleus, and the gold-foil pattern shows that atoms are mostly empty space with charge and mass in a tiny dense nucleus.

All Simulations

Apollo Parachute Descent

Configure Apollo’s parachute descent and see how deployment timing and Euler’s method affect a safe splashdown.

Apollo: Re-entry

Test Apollo return trajectories, hit the safe corridor, and see why mathematics and computation mattered for bringing the capsule home.