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Falling Slinky Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Falling Slinky model approximates a slinky using twenty masses connected with light springs. The slinky is suspended from one end and released.  Two actions will occur simultaneously when it is released hanging at rest from its equilibrium position - it will fall and it will collapse.  What happens to the bottom when it begins its fall?
  1. The bottom end will move up initially.
  2. The bottom end will move down initially.
  3. The bottom end will remain at the same point for a short time before it begins to move.
The Falling Slinky model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double click the ejs_mech_newton_FallingSlinky.jar file to run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- General
- Motion in One Dimension
= Gravitational Acceleration
= Velocity
- Newton's Second Law
= Force, Acceleration
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Hooke's Law
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
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Wolfgang Christian
Keywords:
free fall, hooke's law, speed of sound, weightless
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created September 1, 2009 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:
June 6, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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Christian, W. (2009). Falling Slinky Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9399&DocID=1303
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Christian, Wolfgang. "Falling Slinky Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9399&DocID=1303 (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Falling Slinky Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2009. Java 1.5. 19 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9399&DocID=1303>.
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Falling Slinky Model:

Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

The Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool is needed to explore the computational model used in the Falling Slinky.

relation by Wolfgang Christian
Supplements Physlet Physics: Chapter 5: Newton's Laws 2

The Falling Slinky Model supplements the topics covered in chapter 5 of Physlet Physics; it particularly applies to Hooke's Law and Spring Forces.

relation by Andreu Glasmann

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