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Ejs Free Fall Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Free Fall model displays the dynamics of a ball dropped near the surface of Earth onto a platform. The initial conditions for the ball are zero initial velocities in the x and y directions.  The coefficient of restitution for the ball's collision with the platform is less than one.  The initial height of the ball can be changed by dragging it when the simulation is paused. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

Ejs Free Fall model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_newton_FreeFall.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for Newtonian mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- General
- Gravity
- Motion in One Dimension
= Gravitational Acceleration
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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© 2008 Wolfgang Christian
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Keywords:
Easy Java Simulations, Ejs, OSP, Open Source Physics, free fall, gravity, one-dimensional motion
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Metadata instance created June 2, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 5, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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June 1, 2008
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W. Christian, Computer Program EJS FREE FALL MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7346&DocID=498).
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W. Christian, Computer Program EJS FREE FALL MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7346&DocID=498>.
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Christian, W. (2008). Ejs Free Fall Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7346&DocID=498
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Christian, Wolfgang. "Ejs Free Fall Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7346&DocID=498 (accessed 13 December 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Ejs Free Fall Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 13 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7346&DocID=498>.
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