In this interactive simulation, students collide two balls traveling along a line to investigate whether momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in the collision. Values for mass, initial velocity, and elasticity can be controlled by sliders. Students must calculate and enter the momentum and kinetic energy of each ball after the collision. Answers may be checked for immediate feedback.
This applet was created with EJS, Easy Java Simulations, a modeling tool that allows users without formal programming experience to generate computer models and simulations.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=9405">Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Easy Java Simulation: Collisions in One Dimension. August 27, 2009.</a>
A. Duffy, Boston University Physics Easy Java Simulation: Collisions in One Dimension (2008), <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/EP_chapter07/Collisions1D_v1.html>.
Duffy, A. (2009, August 27). Boston University Physics Easy Java Simulation: Collisions in One Dimension. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/EP_chapter07/Collisions1D_v1.html
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Easy Java Simulation: Collisions in One Dimension. August 27, 2009. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/EP_chapter07/Collisions1D_v1.html (accessed 5 November 2024).
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Easy Java Simulation: Collisions in One Dimension. 2008. 27 Aug. 2009. 5 Nov. 2024 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/EP_chapter07/Collisions1D_v1.html>.
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}
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This is the full index of Easy Java Simulations (EJS) by author Andrew Duffy, created for first-semester introductory physics. EJS is a modeling tool developed by the Open Source Physics project.