The EJS Mechanics Package: Challenging Intro Physics Topics contains Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) models used in a high-level Introductory Physics course for physics majors. The topics include vector kinematics in polar coordinates and linear momentum with rockets. Ejs, a part of the Open Source Physics Project, is designed to make it easier to access, modify and generate computer models. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double-clicking the ejs_mechanics_sampler_klepner_kolenkow.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.
In order to modify the simulations (and see how they are designed), if you have Ejs installed, you can right-click within the simulation window and select Open Ejs Model from the pop-up menu. Information about Ejs (Easy Java Simulations) is available at: http://www.um.es/fem/Ejs/. Additional models can be found by searching ComPADRE for Ejs.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
EJS Enhances Traditional Learning in Freshman Mechanics
Conference presentation at APS March meeting (Session L29: Incorporating Computational Physics into Teaching) describing the development of the EJS Mechanics Package and the ways in which it enhanced the learning for the student who developed it. download 2763kb .pdf
Published: March 17, 2009
J. Trinh and A. Bug, Computer Program EJS MECHANICS PACKAGE: CHALLENGING INTRO PHYSICS TOPICS (2009), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8697&DocID=1091).
J. Trinh and A. Bug, Computer Program EJS MECHANICS PACKAGE: CHALLENGING INTRO PHYSICS TOPICS (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8697&DocID=1091>.
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