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Spring Motion Model

written by Andrew Duffy

The Spring Motion Model shows the motion of a block attached to an ideal spring. The block can oscillate back-and-forth horizontally. You can change the mass of the block, the spring constant of the spring, and the initial position of the block. You can then see the resulting motion of the block, as well as see bar graphs of the energy and plots of the block's position, speed, and acceleration as a function of time.

The Spring Motion 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_bu_reference_circle.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy = Conservation of Energy Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations = Damped Oscillators = Simple Harmonic Motion = Springs and Oscillators	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Mirror:: http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/…
Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:: Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:: SHM, SHM model, energy, harmonic, harmonic motion model, ideal spring, motion, simple
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 2, 2010 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:: June 12, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 16, 2010
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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nice applet Andrew Duffy

Author: lookang
Posted: May 13, 2010 at 12:04AM
Source: The Open Source Physics collection

u might wish check this out :)
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=758.msg2924#msg2924

on your applet
the horizontal net force seems very short, i almost didn't see it due to the larger vertical forces.
thought u might want feedback :)

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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4E. Energy Transformations

6-8: 4E/M1. Whenever energy appears in one place, it must have disappeared from another. Whenever energy is lost from somewhere, it must have gone somewhere else. Sometimes when energy appears to be lost, it actually has been transferred to a system that is so large that the effect of the transferred energy is imperceptible.
6-8: 4E/M2. Energy can be transferred from one system to another (or from a system to its environment) in different ways: 1) thermally, when a warmer object is in contact with a cooler one; 2) mechanically, when two objects push or pull on each other over a distance; 3) electrically, when an electrical source such as a battery or generator is connected in a complete circuit to an electrical device; or 4) by electromagnetic waves.
9-12: 4E/H1. Although the various forms of energy appear very different, each can be measured in a way that makes it possible to keep track of how much of one form is converted into another. Whenever the amount of energy in one place diminishes, the amount in other places or forms increases by the same amount.

4F. Motion

9-12: 4F/H7. In most familiar situations, frictional forces complicate the description of motion, although the basic principles still apply.
9-12: 4F/H8. Any object maintains a constant speed and direction of motion unless an unbalanced outside force acts on it.

11. Common Themes

11B. Models

6-8: 11B/M4. Simulations are often useful in modeling events and processes.

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Spring Motion Model:

Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

The Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool is needed to explore the computational model used in the Spring Motion Model.

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