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Click to Start Ramp'n Roll(Applet)
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Ramp n'Roll was developed to assist introductory physics students understand the simple motion of ball rolling on a ramp. Its unique user friendly interface helps student with ease of use for usually complex and complicated subjects. Students can change the height of the poles and the planks simply by dragging the mouse to their desired positions. The initial conditions of the ball can also be easily changed by moving the pointers for the initial position and initial velocity to the respective numbers. Then the applet automatically calculates and graphs the positon, velocity and acceleration of the ball all in real time while the ball is rolling.
- Ball rolls down and up the ramp of different height according to the physical laws.
- The height of the planks change by dragging the poles by mouse
- The initial velocity and the initial position of the ball can be adjusted
- Three different types of graphs can be draw:(Position vs Time, Velocity vs. Time, Acceleration vs. Time)
- Draw your own graph to test your ablity of physics
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Press this button to change conditions.(height of planks, intial position and velocity)
Press this when done changing.
Press this to start the ball rolling.
Press this to stop the ball rolling.
Press this to reset the ball to initial position.
Press this to clear the graph.
Press this to show Postion vs. Time graph.
Press this to show Velocity vs. Time graph.
Press this to show Acceleration vs. Time graph.
Press this to draw graph manually.
Press this to end drawing graph manually.
Press this to draw lines.
Press this to draw parabolas.
Press this to undo drawing.
Worksheet I use with Ramp n' Roll
Here is a worksheet that I use with my students when using Ramp n' Roll:
Graphs&Tracks_wks1.doc