Ejs

The EJS Waveguide model displays the motion of a traveling wave forced to move between two walls in a waveguide. The two walls are located at y = 0 and a, so that its normal modes are u(t,x) = A sin(n ?Y?* y/a) cos(k x - ?Ya* t) with n equal to a positive integer. The phase velocity and number of...

The Ejs Three Current-Carrying Wires model is a ranking task exercise involving the ranking of the current magnitudes in three parallel current-carrying wires. The simulation displays the net force on each wire because of the other two wires. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs...

The Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator model displays the trajectory of a simple harmonic oscillator by minimizing the classical action. The simulation displays the endpoints of the motion (t,x) which can be changed by using the textboxes or dragging, and displays the new trajectory as well...


Platforms: Mac

The EJS Earth Orbit model illustrates the Copernican theory of Earth's orbit around the sun. The top window shows a view from outside the celestial sphere. The simulation shows the moving Earth along with its axis or rotation and the line of sight from Earth, through Sun, to the Celestial Sphere....


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Three Charged Particles model displays three charged objects, one at each corner of an equilateral triangle. The charges have different magnitudes - your job is to rank the charges based on their magnitudes, from largest to smallest. You can drag the charges around to see the effect on...


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 Orbiting Mass with Spring Force model displays the frictionless dynamics of a mass constrained to orbit on a table due to a spring. The simulation displays the motion of the mass as well as the effective potential energy. The initial velocity, k/m, and the proper or natural length of the...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Spherical Pendulum model displays the dynamics of a spherical pendulum in three dimensions. The pendulum is initially displaced from equilibrium and the pendulum bob has zero initial velocity. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and...


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 Anisotropic Oscillator model displays the dynamics of a mass connected to two opposing springs. The simulation displays the motion of the mass as well as the trajectory plot. The initial position of the mass can be changed by dragging. The unstretched lengths of the springs can changed as...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Standing Waves in a Pipe model displays the displacement and pressure waves for a standing wave in a pipe. The pipe can be closed on both ends, on one end, or open on both ends. The number of nodes in the standing waves can be changed via a slider. You can modify this simulation if you...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Two Source Interference model displays the interference pattern on a screen due to two point sources. The simulation allows an arbitrarily superposition of the two sources and shows both the current intensity and running average of the intensity on the screen. The separation, phase...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs TPT Ladder Demonstration model displays the statics and dynamics of a ladder leaning against a wall. The standard (textbook) statement of this problem assumes that there is no frictional force between the wall and the ladder, but a frictional force between the ground and the ladder. In...


Platforms: Mac

The EJS Ballistics and Orbits model displays ballistic trajectories near the Earth. The model shows the trajectory with respect to the inertial coordinate system and the trajectory as seen from a point of view that is co-rotating with the Earth. You can examine and modify this simulation if you...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Orbiting Mass with Constant Force model displays the dynamics of an orbiting mass due to a constant force (a linear potential energy function). The simulation displays the motion of the mass as well as the effective potential energy. The initial conditions can be changed by dragging the...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Standing Waves on a String model displays the motion of a standing wave on a string. The standing wave can be augmented by adding the zero line and the maximum displacement of the string. The number of standing waves shown can be changed via a slider. You can modify this simulation if you...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Pendulum on an Accelerating Train model displays the model of a pendulum on an accelerating train. The problem assumes that the pendulum rod is rigid and massless and of length, L = 2, and the pendulum bob is of mass, m = 1. The initial pendulum angle and the initial velocity of the train...


Platforms: Mac

The Ejs Simple Pendulum model displays the dynamics of a simple pendulum. The pendulum is initially displaced from equilibrium and the pendulum bob has zero initial velocity. The initial position of the pendulum bob can be changed by click-dragging the bob when the simulation is paused. You can...


Platforms: Mac