Circumnavigating Pendulum Model

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Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

comPADRE

Collection:

Open Source Physics

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

The EJS Circumnavigating Pendulum model displays the dynamics of a mechanical oscillator in uniform circular motion. The mechanical oscillator is free to move in two directions. This 2-dimensional simulation displays all the dynamical features of the Foucault pendulum, except for the dependency of the Foucault pendulum precession on latitude. The simulation shows simultaneously the motion with respect to the inertial coordinate system, and the motion as seen from a co-rotating point of view.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Other

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