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====Vectors and Units====
'''The Main Idea'''
This page discusses basic vPython functions and how they can be used to produce a model. vPython uses the same syntax as regular Python; however, vPython also allows you to produce a 3D model simulating the equations and computations your code is producing.
'''Mathematical Model'''
Vpython can be used with any equation. However, you may find some of the following useful:
Momentum Update:
pf = pi + Fnet*deltat
Position Update:
objectf.pos = objecti.pos + (pcart/mcart)*deltat
Gravitational Force:
# CONSTANTS
G = 6.7e-11
mEarth = 6e24
mcraft = 15e3
deltat = 60
t = 0
r=craft.pos-Earth.pos  #finds the change in position
m=mcraft
rmag= mag(r)      #finds the magnitude of change in position
Fmag=(G*mcraft*mEarth)/(rmag**2)
# ^^Calculates the new magnitude of gravitational force
rhat=r/rmag
#^^Calculates the direction of tbe change in position
Fnet=-Fmag*rhat
#^^Calculates net force
Spring Force:
L0 = 0.3
Lvec = ball.pos - ceiling.pos
Lhat = norm(Lvec)
Lmag = mag(Lvec)
Fspr = (-ks)*(Lmag - L0)*(Lhat)
Kinetic Energy:
Kinetic = (1/2)*(mball*(vel**2))
''''''Computational Model'''
VPython is used to create computational models of various real world situations so that we can see how these equations used in the code can manipulate these situations.
'''Examples'''
Simple:
Creating Shapes:
Sphere:
sphere= sphere(pos=vector(-4,-2,5), radius=.4, color=color.red)
Arrow:
bt=arrow(pos=sphere.pos, axis=sphere2.pos-sphere.pos, color=color.cyan)
Vector:
vector=vector(0, 0, 0)
Trail:
trail = curve(color=sphere.color)
trail.append(pos=sphere.pos)
Setting Scene Range:
scene.range=11*sphere.radius
Helix:
spring = helix(pos=ceiling.pos, color=color.cyan, thickness=.003, coils=40, radius=0.015)
Intermediate:
Graphs:
## Setup graphing windows
gdisplay(width=500, height=250, x=600, y=1)
ygraph = gcurve(color=color.yellow)
gdisplay(width=500, height=250, x=600, y=300)
##Plotting
pgraph = gcurve(color=color.blue)
ygraph.plot(pos=(time, Fnet.y))
pgraph.plot(pos=(time, sphere.y))
Difficult:
Using Loops to update Equations:
# CONSTANTS
G = ?
mEarth = ?
mmoon = ?
mcraft = ?
deltat = ?
t = ?
#OBJECTS AND INITIAL VALUES
Earth = sphere(pos=vector(0,0,0), radius=6.4e6, color=color.cyan)
scene.range=11*Earth.radius
Moon = sphere(pos=(4e8, 0, 0), radius=1.75e6, color=color.white)
# Add a radius for the spacecraft. It should be BIG, so it can be seen.
craft = sphere(pos=vector(-6.656e7,-3.648e6,0), radius= 10000, color=color.yellow)
vcraft = vector(206, 2645,0)
pcraft = mcraft*vcraft
pArrow=arrow(color=color.green)
fArrow=arrow(color=color.cyan)
dpArrow=arrow(color=color.red)
Fnet_tangent_arrow = arrow(color=color.yellow)
Fnet_perp_arrow= arrow(color=color.magenta)
trail = curve(color=craft.color)    # This creates a trail for the spacecraft
scene.autoscale = 0                # And this prevents zooming in or out
pscale=Earth.radius/mag(pcraft)
fscale=Earth.radius/((G*mEarth*mcraft)*mag(craft.pos-Earth.pos)**2)
dpscale=500*Earth.radius/mag(pcraft)
print("p=", pcraft)
# CALCULATIONS
while t < 165240: #sets time for loop to run
    rate(10000)  # This slows down the animation (runs faster with bigger number)
    # Add statements here for the iterative update of gravitational
    # force, momentum, and position.
    r = craft.pos-Earth.pos
    rmag = sqrt(r.x**(2)+r.y**(2)+r.z**(2))
    Fmag= G*mEarth*mcraft/(rmag**2)
    rhat= r/rmag
    rmoon= craft.pos - Moon.pos
    rmoonmag= mag(rmoon)
    rmoonhat= norm(rmoon)
    Fmoonmag= G*mmoon*mcraft/(rmoonmag**2)
    Fmoon= -Fmoonmag*rmoonhat
    p_init= mag(pcraft)
    pcraft_i=pcraft+vector(0,0,0)
    Fearth= -Fmag*rhat
    Fnet= Fearth + Fmoon
    pcraft=Fnet*deltat+pcraft
    p_final=mag(pcraft)
    Fnet_tangent = (p_final-p_init)*norm(pcraft)/deltat
    Fnet_tangent_arrow.pos=craft.pos
    Fnet_tangent_arrow.axis=Fnet_tangent*fscale
    Fnet_perp = Fnet-Fnet_tangent
    Fnet_perp_arrow.pos=craft.pos
    Fnet_perp_arrow.axis=Fnet_perp*fscale
    vcraft=pcraft/mcraft
    craft.pos=vcraft*deltat+craft.pos
    pArrow.pos=craft.pos
    pArrow.axis=pcraft*pscale
    fArrow.pos=craft.pos
    fArrow.axis=Fnet*fscale
    deltap= pcraft-pcraft_i
    dpArrow.pos=craft.pos
    dpArrow.axis=deltap*dpscale
    scene.center=craft.pos
    scene.range=craft.radius*600
   
    # Uncomment these two lines to exit the loop if
    # the spacecraft crashes onto the Earth.
    if rmag < Earth.radius:
        break
    trail.append(pos=craft.pos) 
    t = t+deltat
'''Connectedness'''
vPython codes are extremely useful for modeling physics situations. However, the coding skills learned in this class can be applied to almost anything. For example, Aerospace Engineers are becoming increasingly dependent on computer simulations to test ideas before prototyping to reduce costs.
'''History'''
vPython was released in 2008. It was developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. It is largely used for educational purposes especially modeling producing physics models.
'''
References'''
http://vpython.org/contents/history.html


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Physics 1

Week 1

Help with VPython

Vectors and Units

Interactions

Velocity and Momentum

Week 2

Momentum and the Momentum Principle

Iterative Prediction with a Constant Force

Week 3

Analytic Prediction with a Constant Force

Iterative Prediction with a Varying Force

Week 4

Fundamental Interactions

Week 5

Conservation of Momentum

Properties of Matter

Week 6

Identifying Forces

Curving Motion

Week 7

Energy Principle

Week 8

Work by Non-Constant Forces

Potential Energy

Week 9

Multiparticle Systems

Week 10

Choice of System

Thermal Energy, Dissipation and Transfer of Energy

Rotational and Vibrational Energy

Week 11

Different Models of a System

Models of Friction

Week 12

Collisions

Week 13

Rotations

Angular Momentum

Week 14

Analyzing Motion with and without Torque

Week 15

Introduction to Quantum Concepts

Physics 2

Week 1

3D Vectors

Electric field

Electric force

Electric field of a point particle

Superposition

Dipoles

Week 2

Interactions of charged objects

Tape experiments

Polarization

Week 3

Insulators

Conductors

Charging and discharging

Week 4

Field of a charged rod

Field of a charged ring/disk/capacitor

Field of a charged sphere

Week 5

Potential energy

Electric potential

Sign of a potential difference

Potential at a single location

Path independence and round trip potential

Week 6

Electric field and potential in an insulator

Moving charges in a magnetic field

Biot-Savart Law

Moving charges, electron current, and conventional current

Week 7

Magnetic field of a wire

Magnetic field of a current-carrying loop

Magnetic field of a Charged Disk

Magnetic dipoles

Atomic structure of magnets

Week 8

Steady state current

Node rule

  • Node Rule
    • In an electric circuit in series, electrons flow from the negative end of a power source, creating a constant current. This current remains consistent at each point in the circuit in series. Sometimes, a circuit is not simply one constant path and may include parts that are in parallel, where the current must travel down two paths such as this:
    • File:Noderule.jpg
    • In this case, when the current enters a portion of the circuit where the items are in parallel, the total amount of current in must equal the total amount of current out. Therefore, the currents in each branch of the parallel portion must sum up to the amount of current at any other point in series in the circuit.
    • For the previous image, the node rules can be written as I_total = I_1 + I_2 and I_total = I_3 + I_4. It is also true that I_1 + I_2 = I_3 + I_4.
    • However, each of these currents are different because each point has a different resistance. The current is different for each because it is equal to V/R, and in a parallel circuit, the voltage drop across each point is equal.

Electric fields and energy in circuits

Macroscopic analysis of circuits

Week 9

Electric field and potential in circuits with capacitors

Magnetic forces on charges and currents

Electric and magnetic forces

Velocity selector

Week 10

The Hall effect

Motional EMF

Magnetic force

Magnetic torque

Week 12

Gauss's Law

Ampere's Law

Week 13

Semiconductors

Faraday's Law

Maxwell's equations

Week 14

Circuits revisited

Inductors

Week 15

Electromagnetic Radiation

Sparks in the air

Superconductors

Physics 3

Week 1

Classical Physics

Week 2

Special Relativity

Week 3

Photons

Week 4

Matter Waves

Week 5

Wave Mechanics

Week 6

Rutherford-Bohr Model

Week 7

The Hydrogen Atom

Week 8

Many-Electron Atoms

Week 9

Molecules

Week 10

Statistical Physics

Week 11

Condensed Matter Physics

Week 12

The Nucleus

Week 13

Nuclear Physics

Week 14

Particle Physics

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