The Magnetic Pendulum
Russell Glasser's final project for AMES 157
June 12, 1997
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For my final project in AMES 157, I decided to model the magetic pendulum toy that Professor Bailey demonstrated in class. This toy not only provided an excellent opportunity to use 3d graphics in an engineering environment, it also demonstrates chaotic behavior of a modelled object which predictable adherence to physical laws.
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| A description of the pendulum toy, and an outline of the problem. | An explanation of the physical and mathematical equations required to model the pendulum | A simple guide to using the magnets program | Warnings about computational error; explanation of test cases | Click here to download the executable file |
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