Javelin Dynamics Model

Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

The Open Source Physics Project is supported by NSF DUE-0442581.

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written by Phillip Wall

The Javelin Dynamics Model simulates the throw of a javelin in a vertical plane. The user can change the initial velocity, angle of the javelin (theta), angle of the velocity vector (phi), angle of attack (phi), and angular velocity (omega).

The Javelin Dynamics Model was developed as a final project in a sophomore-level Computational Physics course (Phy 200) using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the jar file will run the program if Java is installed. You can modify this simulation if you have EJS installed by right-clicking within the map and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).

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Published: June 26, 2012

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.pdf

Javelin Dynamics Project Report
Final report for Computational Physics (Phy 200).
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.pdf

Javelin Dynamics Poster
Davidson College student Research Symposium poster presentation.
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Last Modified: June 26, 2012

.jar

Javelin Range Model
The Javelin Range Model supplements the main model that simulates the motion of a javelin. This model uses the same equations of motion and uses them to… more...
download 1050kb .jar
Last Modified: June 26, 2012

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Javelin Dynamics Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Javelin Dynamics Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this… more...
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.zip

Javelin Range Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an EJS-XML representation of the Javelin Range Model. Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this… more...
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Last Modified: June 26, 2012

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions = 2D Acceleration = 2D Velocity = Center of Mass = Projectile Motion - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Simulation

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License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:: Phillip Wall
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created June 26, 2012 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:: July 18, 2012 by Wolfgang Christian
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 26, 2012

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