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Ferris Wheel Model

written by Mario Belloni

The Ferris Wheel Model explores the amusement park ride modeled after Ferris' original wheel. The simulation shows a wheel that can be varied in radius from 40 m (Ferris' original wheels) to 100 m, or about 10 meters langer than the current world record. In addition, the rotational speed of the wheel can be varied from 10 - 20 m/s. By selecting the checkbox, the free-body diagram can be shown.

The Ferris Wheel 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 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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Last Modified: June 6, 2014
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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions = 2D Acceleration - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration - Rotational Dynamics	- Lower Undergraduate - Middle School - High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Simulation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java	Currently 5.0/5 Rated 5.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:: Mario Belloni
Keywords:: amusement park, angular velocity, circular motion, ejs, ferris, rotational motion
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 22, 2012 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:: June 6, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 22, 2012
Other Collections:: The Open Source Physics

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