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Dec 19, 2023 · The myPhysicsLab simulations do not have units of measurements specified such as meters, kilograms, seconds. The units are dimensionless, they can be interpreted however …
myPhysicsLab Simple Pendulum
Dec 19, 2023 · Physics-based simulation of a simple pendulum. Modify gravity, mass or friction (damping). Drag the pendulum to change the starting position. Or click below to set initial …
myPhysicsLab Double Pendulum
Dec 19, 2023 · This is a simulation of a double pendulum. For large motions it is a chaotic system, but for small motions it is a simple linear system. You can change parameters in the simulation …
myPhysicsLab Docs
The myPhysicsLab website shows the simulations running and contains explanations of the math behind them. Building myPhysicsLab Software has information about building, testing, …
myPhysicsLab Single Spring
Dec 19, 2023 · This simulation shows a single mass on a spring, which is connected to a wall. This is an example of a simple linear oscillator. You can change mass, spring stiffness, and …
myPhysicsLab Double Spring
Dec 19, 2023 · This simulation shows two springs and masses connected to a wall. The graphs produced are called Lissajous curves and are generated by simple sine and cosine functions. …
myPhysicsLab Roller Coaster
Dec 19, 2023 · If you had first-year physics in college, you probably solved lots of problems with a ball rolling down a flat inclined plane. Did you ever wonder how to solve for the motion with a …
myPhysicsLab Newton's Cradle
Dec 19, 2023 · Simulation of Newton's Cradle, a device consisting of several steel balls suspended from a cage. Uses the 2D Rigid Body Physics Engine. Each ball acts like an …
myPhysicsLab Chaotic Pendulum
Dec 19, 2023 · A damped driven pendulum is a chaotic system. In a chaotic system the future behavior is highly dependent on the exact value of the initial conditions. A tiny change in initial …
myPhysicsLab Rigid Body Collisions
Dec 19, 2023 · Most all of the "physics engine based" simulations shown on myphysicslab use ContactSim, a class that implements the resting contact calculation in addition to the collision …