This weekend, as a side project, I did some modeling of physics concepts I’ve been studying in class. Specifically, conservation of momentum of a system, how the motion of particles can be summed into macroscopic bodies, how forces move through solids in waves, and how quantity of matter (mass) has an impact on acceleration. This is just me playing around, but I thought some people might enjoy seeing what I’m up to.
I’m releasing all the code into the public domain here. Everything is HTML5/javascript (view source to get it), and you’ll need a decent browser (not IE!) for it to work. There’s no user interface, so if you want to change variables or play with it yourself you’ll have to edit the source.
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Hey ho,
Looks cool. Sky was just saying he wanted to see you “do” something. Keep on making sims; they’re fun.
hugs,
me
This project made me wonder – are you are using “Matter and Interactions I: Modern Mechanics” by Ruth W. Chabay as your physics text? I don’t have a copy of this book, but I’ve been reading articles about its unique approach, and that made me think you might be using it.
Nope. I’m studying out of Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Douglas Giancoli.