Introduction to Physlets

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Instructions

Click on the problem number to initialize the simulation at the top of the page. Then answer the question after you have run the simulation. You may start and stop the simulations using the buttons on the bottom of the animation. Click and drag inside the animation to read the coordinates.

• Example 1
  Use Excel to plot the position of the red ball as a function of time. Describe the motion in words (using words like constant, speeding up, etc.)

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Department of Physics,
Randolph College