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This simulation demonstrates energy conservation for a pendulum. It shows a simple pendulum oscillating back and forth, and it graphs the kinetic and potential energy of the system as it oscillates. Students can can change the gravity, adjust the length of the pendulum, and change the mass of the bob.
Editor's Note: This simulation was designed to help students see that the period of a pendulum depends largely on the length of the pendulum and the gravitational constant (not the mass of the pendulum bob). They will see that the pendulum swings in simple harmonic motion as long as the initial angle is under 20 degrees. Please note that this resource requires Java.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Periodic and Simple Harmonic Motion
Unit Title: Simple Harmonic Motion This simple Java simulation will help students see that the period of a pendulum depends largely on its length and the gravitational constant (not the mass of the pendulum bob). They will see that the pendulum swings in simple harmonic motion as long as the initial angle is under 20 degrees. Link to Unit:
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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=3968">Hwang, Fu-Kwun. NTNU Java: Pendulum. January 29, 2004.</a>
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F. Hwang, NTNU Java: Pendulum (2000), WWW Document, (http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=11.0).
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F. Hwang, NTNU Java: Pendulum (2000), <http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=11.0>.
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Hwang, F. (2004, January 29). NTNU Java: Pendulum. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=11.0
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Hwang, Fu-Kwun. NTNU Java: Pendulum. January 29, 2004. http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=11.0 (accessed 25 May 2013).
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Hwang, Fu-Kwun. NTNU Java: Pendulum. 2000. 29 Jan. 2004. 25 May 2013 <http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=11.0>.
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@misc{
Author = "Fu-Kwun Hwang",
Title = {NTNU Java: Pendulum},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {25 May 2013},
Month = {January 29, 2004},
Year = {2000}
}
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