Asc School Model Time Tables

The Rocking Semicircular Hoop model shows the dynamics of a simple object rocking without slipping on a horizontal surface. It is a supplemental simulation for an article by Leaf Turner and Ari Turner "Asymmetric rolling bodies and the phantom torque" in the Am. J. Phys. 78, 905 (2010). The... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Duffing Oscillator model computes the solutions to the non-linear Duffing equation, which reads, x'' + 2?zN*x' - x (1 - x2) = f cos(?Ya*t), where each prime denotes a time derivative. The simulation displays the solution as well as the phase space and Poincare plots, and energy diagram.... Platforms: Mac

The Partitioned Box program displays the number of particles on one half of a box as a function of time after a small hole is made in the partition dividing the box in half. The purpose of this simulation is to gain insight into the tendency of macroscopic systems to approach a well defined... Platforms: Mac

The Simultaneity Spacetime Diagram model uses light-trajectories to show the effect of relative motion when observing (recording) events in special relativity. In the default scenario, an explosion (an event) at the center of a right-moving stick occurs at t=0 and the arrival of the explosion... Platforms: Mac

The EJS Molecular Dynamics model is constructed using the Lennard-Jones potential truncated at a distance of 3 molecular diameters. The motion of the molecules is governed by Newton's laws, approximated using the Verlet algorithm with the indicated time step. For sufficiently small time steps dt,... Platforms: Mac

The Driven Mass and Spring Mesh model displays the dynamics of a 2D array of masses coupled by springs and driven by a sinusoidal force. The model shows a time-dependent animation of the displacement or each mass. The driving force can be applied at a single point (shown in red) or uniformly at... Platforms: Mac

The Pendulum Motion Model shows the motion of a simple pendulum. You can change the mass of the pendulum bob, the length of the string, the acceleration due to gravity, and the initial position of the pendulum. You can then see the resulting motion of the pendulum, as well as see bar graphs of... Platforms: Mac

The Ikeda Delay Differential Equation model shows the dynamics of a delay differential equation that depends on the value of the dynamical variable x(t) at a previous time x(t-?). Sprott shows that these systems provide elegant examples of chaos in systems that are too simple to exhibit chaos... Platforms: Mac

The Three State Nuclear Decay model extends the Two State Nuclear Decay model to simulate the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei in which the parent nucleus first decays into an intermediate state before decaying into a stable state. Although the decay of both the parent and intermediate nucleus... Platforms: Mac

The Car Race model is a Java-based simulation that will help students visualize the difference between constant velocity and constant acceleration. It features the classic physics scenario in kinematics: a lead car travels at constant velocity on a straight track, while a second car moves from... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Wave Representations model displays two representations of a sinusoidal wave on a string. One shows a movie of the wave traveling along a string - you can think of this representation as a sequence of photographs. The second representation is a plot of the displacement as a function of... Platforms: Mac

The EJS Molecular Dynamics Demonstration model is constructed using the Lennard-Jones potential truncated at a distance of 3 molecular diameters. The motion of the molecules is governed by Newton's laws, approximated using the Verlet algorithm with the indicated Time step. For sufficiently small... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Duffing Phase model computes the solutions to the non-linear Duffing equation, which reads, x'' + 2?zN*x' - x (1 - x2) = f cos(?Ya* t), where each prime denotes a time derivative. The simulation displays the evolution of a group of oscillators with similar initial parameters on a phase... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Duffing Chaos model computes the solutions to the non-linear Duffing equation, which reads, x'' + 2?zN*x' - x (1 - x2) = f cos(?Ya* t), where each prime denotes a time derivative. The simulation displays two solutions with different initial positions and a plot of phase. The evolution... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Spinning Hoop model displays the model of a bead moving along a hoop which is spinning about its vertical diameter with constant angular velocity ?. Friction is negligible. The simulation displays the motion of the bead as well as a plot of angle vs. time for the bead. The angular... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Duffing Poincare model computes the solutions to the non-linear Duffing equation, which reads, x'' + 2?zN*x' - x (1 - x2) = f cos(?Ya* t), where each prime denotes a time derivative. The simulation displays the solution Poincare plot. The evolution parameters can be changed via textboxes.... Platforms: Mac

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,... Platforms: Mac

The Molecular Dynamics Adiabatic Piston model shows two gas samples within a horizontal cylinder that is divided by an insulated piston that moves without friction. It is a supplemental simulation for an article by Eric Gislason "A close examination of the motion of an adiabatic piston" in the... Platforms: Mac

The Circular Membrane Modes model displays the analytical wave equation solution for an ideal circular membrane with a fixed boundary. The solution is described by two integers m and n where n is a positive integer that counts the number of radial nodes and m counts the number of azimuthal... Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Duffing Attractor model computes the solutions to the non-linear Duffing equation, which reads, x'' + 2?zN* x' - x (1 - x2) = f cos(?Ya* t), where each prime denotes a time derivative. The simulation displays a three-dimensional plot of phase space versus angle and three Poincare plots... Platforms: Mac