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Drag The Monster Truck JS Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Drag the Monster Truck JavaScript Model shows a truck together with a distance, velocity, or acceleration vs. time graph. Use the mouse to drag the rear bumper of the truck to match the selected graph.

One of the most effective methods of describing motion is to plot graphs of distance, velocity, and acceleration vs. time. From such a graphical representation, it is possible to determine in what direction an object is going, how fast it is moving, how far it traveled, and whether it is speeding up or slowing down. How easy is it to move an object so as to reproduce such a graph?
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
= Position & Displacement
= Velocity
Education Practices
- Instructional Material Design
= Simulation
- Technology
= Computers
General Physics
- Measurement/Units
= Error
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Simulation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- General Publics
- application/javascript
- text/html
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Wolfgang Christian
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Metadata instance created September 28, 2015 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:
December 13, 2018 by wee lookang
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September 26, 2015
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Is the Basis For Drag the Truck JavaScript Simulation Applet HTML5

remixed to be optimised for mobile devices.
bug fix for velocity.
else if (radio_string == "B") {
  var vNew=(x-xOld)/(t-tOld);
  x_plot = (vOld+vNew)/2; //average gives better results //bug fixed by lookang velocity should be average /2
  vOld=vNew;
}

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