written by Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni

The Dynamic Trajectory Animator allows instructors to create two-dimensional single-particle Newtonian dynamics models for teaching.  Instructors set two functions, Fx(t) and Fy(t), and the model displays the position-space particle motion as well as position, velocity, and acceleration graphs and tables.  The customized simulation is then saved with associated curricular as a new jar file that can be redistributed.

The Dynamic Trajectory Animator 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_TabletopProjectile.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

• Download ejs_mech_newton_law_DynamicTrajectoryVisualizer.jar - 31kb Java Archive File

Last Modified June 13, 2014

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A Dynamic Visualizer Model with motion only in the x-direction.

• Download ejs_mech_DynamicXTrajectoryVisualizer.jar - 1431kb Java Archive File

Last Modified August 9, 2012

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A Dynamic Visualizer Model with motion only in the y-direction.

• Download ejs_mech_DynamicYTrajectoryVisualizer.jar - 1431kb Java Archive File

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A pdf file that provides additional documentation regarding customization of this (these) simulations.

• Download dynamic_trajectory_visualizer_documentation.pdf - 184kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 4, 2012
Last Modified August 9, 2012

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Exploration sheet for the Dynamic Trajectory X Visualizer Exploration exercise.

• Download dynamic_trajectory_visualizerX_motion_exploration.pdf - 117kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 2, 2012
Last Modified August 9, 2012

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Simulation for the Dynamic Trajectory X Visualizer Exploration

• Download DynamicXTrajectoryVisualizer_Exploration.jar - 1498kb Java Archive File

Published June 2, 2012
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Exploration sheet for the Dynamic Trajectory Y Visualizer Gravity Exploration exercise.

• Download dynamic_trajectory_visualizerY_gravity_exploration.pdf - 84kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 2, 2012
Last Modified August 9, 2012

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Simulation for the Dynamic Trajectory Y Animator Model Gravity Exploration.

• Download DynamicYTrajectoryVisualizer_Gravity_Exploration.jar - 1463kb Java Archive File

Published June 2, 2012
Last Modified August 9, 2012

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The source code zip archive contains an EJS-XML representation of the Dynamic Trajectory Animator Model.   Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS.

• Download ejs_mech_DynamicTrajectoryVisualizer.zip - 20kb Compressed File

Last Modified June 13, 2014

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The source code zip archive contains an EJS-XML representation of the Dynamic X-Trajectory Animator Model.   Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS.

• Download ejs_mech_DynamicXTrajectoryVisualizer.zip - 19kb Compressed File

Last Modified August 8, 2012

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The source code zip archive contains an EJS-XML representation of the Dynamic Y-Trajectory Animator Model.   Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS.

• Download ejs_mech_DynamicYTrajectoryVisualizer.zip - 19kb Compressed File

Last Modified August 8, 2012

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