PENDULUM

Animation of a pendulum

This animation shows a swinging pendulum.

The pendulum swings back and forth.

stop Pauses animation. Press stop again to resume animation.
a normal The normal component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press a normal again to toggle this feature off.
a tangent The tangential component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press a tangent again to toggle this feature off.
a total The total acceleration vector is drawn on the screen. Press a total again to toggle this feature off.
top The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the top of its swing. Press stop to resume animation.
bottom The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the bottom of its swing. Press stop to resume animation.

stop	Pauses animation. Press stop again to resume animation.
a normal	The normal component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press a normal again to toggle this feature off.
a tangent	The tangential component of the acceleration is drawn on the screen. Press a tangent again to toggle this feature off.
a total	The total acceleration vector is drawn on the screen. Press a total again to toggle this feature off.
top	The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the top of its swing. Press stop to resume animation.
bottom	The animation pauses when the pendulum reaches the bottom of its swing. Press stop to resume animation.