Physics Plot

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Physics Plot
A screenshot of Physics Plot displaying the pulse height spectrum for 60Co.
Developer:	Charles D. Spencer
OS:	Windows
Use:	Technical computing
License:	Proprietary
Website:	Physics Plot Product Page

Physics Plot is a software package designed for plotting scientific data. The software was developed by Dr. Charles D. Spencer (retired professor of physics at Ithaca College) and his students. The software is marketed by Physics Academic Software. The program offers autoscaling, least square fitting, data manipulation, and function plotting.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 External Links 3 See Also 4 References

[edit] History

Development of Physics Plot began in the early 1980’s. It was originally written using a combination of FORTRAN and machine code and ran on Technical Education Centers graphics hardware for S-100 bus computers (IMSAI 8080). The software was eventually re-written using QuickBASIC so that it could run on 80286 PCs. Development then migrated to VisualBASIC to allow for a graphical user interface.^[2]

[edit] External Links

• Physics Plot Product Page
• Physics Academic Software
• Ithaca College Physics Department website
• Dr. Spencer's website

[edit] See Also

List of information graphics software

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.webassign.net/pas/physics_plot/physics_plot.html
2. ^ http://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/spencer/physics%20plot%20history.html