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The Trajectories in Electric and Magnetic Fields model computes a family of trajectories of charges emitted from a point source isotropically and with the same energy. These…
Coulomb Force: What is Wrong JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Coulomb Force: What is Wrong JS Model asks students to figure out what is wrong with the model. Users observe the force magnitude and direction as they change the position and…
Measurement Precision and Error JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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In the laboratory neither the measuring instrument nor the measuring procedure is ever perfect; consequently, every experiment is subject to experimental error. The Experimental…
Faraday's Law JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Faraday's Law JavaScript Model shows how a changing magnetic flux creates an electromotive force (an emf), -dφ/dt = emf. The magnetic flux φ is a measure of the amount of…
Random Walk Models with Parallel Programming  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Random Walk with Parallel Programming item shows how to use Parallel Region and Parallel Loop Model Elements to simultaneously compute N random walks on a lattice. The…
Beach Ball JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Beach Ball JavaScript Model simulates the dynamics of a thrown beach ball. Because of its relatively low mass (compared to its size), subtle effects that are important in sports…
Bungee Jump with Hysteresis JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Bungee Jump with Hysteresis JavaScript Model adds elasticity and energy losses in rubber bands to the orginal Bungee Jump Model. This simulation is designed to be used as a scale…
Ising JS Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Ising JavaScript simulation implements a simple nontrivial model that has a phase transition and is one of most important models in statistical mechanics. The model consists of…
  
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The Modeling a Rocket Launch with Gravity and Air Resistance text guides the reader through a process of developing, implementing, and validating an EJS model of a rocket being…
Using the Computer as a Black Box  [ Book Section ]
  
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Chapter 1 of Open Source tools for Computational Physics: An introduction to EJS and Python . This chapter introduces the use of the computer as a “black box” (i.e., without…
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