This animation shows a swinging pendulum.
The pendulum swings back and forth.
The program recognizes the following commands:
S | Stop. Pauses animation. Press any key to resume animation. |
N | Normal. The normal component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press N again to toggle this feature off. |
T | Tangential. The tangential component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press T again to toggle this feature off. |
A | Acceleration. The total acceleration vector is drawn on the screen. Press A again to toggle this feature off. |
U | Up. The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the top of its swing towards the left. Press any key to resume animation. |
D | Down. The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the bottom of its swing. Press any key to resume animation. |
Q | Quit program. |
? | Help. These commands are listed. |