MERLOT Materials

This is a virtual laboratory where you can do hands-on experiments at rigid pendula. Together with the material presented... see more

A complete set of simulations for a first semester college physics class.

An electronic laboratory manual for introductory physics consisting of videos (on principles and laboratory procedure) in... see more

Illustrates motion of a pendulum. Configurable parameters of initial position, length, gravitational field, and mass.

A collection of over 140 videos of Physics Demonstrations covering a wide variety of topics, from mechanics to atomic.... see more

This applet shows the two dimensional spring pendulum: a mass suspended on a spring. The pendulum moves under the... see more

A Java applet simulation of basic pendulum motion. Source code available on main site. Foreign language versions... see more

Set of java applets for illustrating classical physics (highschool level), including gravitation, electric and magnetic... see more

This simulation shows two pendula coupled by a spring which has a small spring constant (weak coupling). For such systems... see more

Part of an extensive collection of material on the pendulum, this collection of four applets and its supporting material... see more

This simulation lets users alter a variety of variables for simple harmonic motion for two systems: a spring with a... see more

This Java applet demonstrates the variation of elongation, velocity, acceleration, force and energy during the... see more

Illustrates the working of a pendulum

Part of the "Pendulum Lab", this applet simulates a simple pendulum. The length of the pendulum and the acceleration of... see more

An applet and activity for demonstrating the physical properties of a physical pendulum. Extensive explanatory text... see more

Java applets and activities concerning the torsion pendulum.

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 2D phase space. Correlates real... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation, with damping. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 2D phase space.... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 3D phase space. Correlates real... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation, with damping. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 3D phase space.... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation in phase space. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 3D phase space,... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation with damping in phase space. Creates a graph of the pendulum's path in 3D... see more

An animation showing a pendulum's oscillation in phase space, with a time axis curving back on itself in a circle. This... see more

An animation showing a damped pendulum's oscillation in phase space, with a time axis curving back on itself in a circle.... see more