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Introduction

Summary

The graph indicates the time evolution of the angle for the simple pendulum. You can regulate the major parameters.

This allows you to simulate extra-terrestrial values of "g" (g=1.6 on the Moon and g=27 on Jupiter).
You can illustrate the transient responses of this system (SHM, damped ...)
Drag the mass to adjust new initial conditions.

Goals

• To simulate all the transient solutions of a second order differential equation.
• To plot the graph of the angle in real time.

Features

Click and drag the mass to set a new initial angle.

Tags

pendulum oscillation period damped harmonic SHM pseudoperiodic aperiodic transient quality-factor