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      1 <!DOCTYPE html>
      2 <html lang="en">
      3     <head>
      4         <meta charset="UTF-8">
      5         <title>Simple Pendulum Simulation</title>
      6         <meta name="Description" content="Simple pendulum physics simulation and calculator">
      7         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
      8         <link rel="manifest" href="../manifest.json">
      9         <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="../images/favicon-32.png">
     10         <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="../images/favicon-180.png">
     11         <script src="../vendor/vue.js"></script>
     12         <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
     13         <script src="simple-pendulum.js"></script>
     14         <script id="MathJax-script" async src="../vendor/mathjax.js"></script>
     15     </head>
     16     <body onload="createApp()">
     17         <div id="app">
     18             <header>
     19                 <a title="Home" href="../" class="icon"><img alt="" src="../images/home.svg"></a>
     20                 <button v-show="!infoVisible" title="About" class="icon" @click="infoVisible=true"><img alt="" src="../images/info.svg"></button>
     21                 <button v-show="infoVisible" title="Close" class="icon" @click="infoVisible=false"><img alt="" src="../images/x.svg"></button>
     22                 <h1>Simple Pendulum</h1>
     23             </header>
     24 
     25             <noscript>
     26                 <p>This simulation requires JavaScript</p>
     27             </noscript>
     28 
     29             <div id="simulation" v-show="!infoVisible">
     30                 <div id="input" hidden>
     31                     <section>
     32                         <label for="radiusInput"><b>Radius:</b> {{ radius.toFixed(1) }} m</label>
     33                         <input type="range" min="1" max="10" step="0.1" v-model.number="radius" @input="reset" @dblclick="radius=5" :disabled="active" id="radiusInput">
     34                     </section>
     35                     <section>
     36                         <label for="angleInput"><b>Initial Angle:</b> {{ initialAngle.toFixed(0) }}<sup>o</sup></label>
     37                         <input type="range" min="-45" max="45" step="1" v-model.number="initialAngle" @input="reset" @dblclick="initialAngle=0" :disabled="active" id="angleInput">
     38                     </section>
     39                     <section>
     40                         <label for="gravityInput"><b>Gravity:</b> {{ gravity.toFixed(1) }} m/s<sup>2</sup></label>
     41                         <input type="range" min="0.1" max="10" step="0.1" v-model.number="gravity" @input="reset" @dblclick="gravity=9.8" :disabled="active" id="gravityInput">
     42                     </section>
     43                 </div>
     44 
     45                 <div id="output" hidden>
     46                     <div id="simControls">
     47                         <button @click="toggle" class="icon" :title="active ? 'Pause' : (time === 0 ? 'Start' : 'Resume')">
     48                             <img alt="" :src="active ? '../images/pause.svg' : '../images/play.svg'">
     49                         </button>
     50                         <button @click="update" class="icon" title="Step Forward" :disabled="active">
     51                             <img alt="" src="../images/step-forward.svg">
     52                         </button>
     53                         <button @click="reset" class="icon" title="Reset" :disabled="time === 0">
     54                             <img alt="" src="../images/reset.svg">
     55                         </button>
     56                     </div>
     57                     <svg width="400px" viewBox="-8 -3 16 16">
     58                         <!-- String -->
     59                         <circle cx="0" c1="0" r="0.1" fill="#a0a0a0"></circle>
     60                         <line x1="0" y1="0" :x2="position.x" :y2="-position.y" stroke="#a0a0a0" stroke-width="0.2"></line>
     61 
     62                         <!-- Box -->
     63                         <rect x="-2" y="-0.5" width="4" height="0.5" fill="#606060"></rect>
     64 
     65                         <!-- Mass -->
     66                         <circle :cx="position.x" :cy="-position.y" r="0.5" fill="#ff0000"></circle>
     67                     </svg>
     68                 </div>
     69 
     70                 <div id="data" hidden>
     71                     <label><b>Time:</b> {{ time.toFixed(2) }} s</label>
     72                     <label><b>Period:</b> {{ period.toFixed(2) }} s</label>
     73                     <label><b>Angle:</b> {{ angle.toFixed(0) }}<sup>o</sup></label>
     74                     <label><b>Acceleration:</b> {{ acceleration.toFixed(2) }} m/s<sup>2</sup></label>
     75                 </div>
     76             </div>
     77 
     78             <div id="info" v-show="infoVisible" hidden>
     79                 <h2>Simulation Information</h2>
     80                 <p>This simulation consists of a mass suspended from a frictionless pivot by a massless string.</p>
     81 
     82                 <p>You can control the simulation using these variables:</p>
     83                 <ul>
     84                     <li><b>Radius:</b> The length of the pendulum</li>
     85                     <li><b>Initial Angle:</b> The initial angle of the pendulum</li>
     86                     <li><b>Gravity:</b> The acceleration due to gravity</li>
     87                 </ul>
     88 
     89                 <p>The simulation also contains these output measurements:</p>
     90                 <ul>
     91                     <li><b>Time:</b> The time that has passed</li>
     92                     <li><b>Period:</b> The period of the pendulum</li>
     93                     <li><b>Angle:</b> The current angle of the pendulum</li>
     94                     <li><b>Acceleration:</b> The current acceleration of the mass</li>
     95                 </ul>
     96 
     97                 <p>Controls:</p>
     98                 <ul>
     99                     <li>Use the start <img alt="" src="../images/play.svg"> and stop <img alt="" src="../images/pause.svg"> buttons to start and stop the simulation</li>
    100                     <li>Use the step <img alt="" src="../images/step-forward.svg"> button to advance the simulation by 0.01 seconds</li>
    101                     <li>Use the reset <img alt="" src="../images/reset.svg"> button to restore the simulation to its initial state</li>
    102                 </ul>
    103 
    104                 <p>Equations:</p>
    105                 <ul>
    106                     <li>
    107                         \( T = { 2 \cdot \pi \cdot \sqrt{ \ell \over g } } \)
    108                         <ul>
    109                             <li>\(T\) is the period of the pendulum</li>
    110                             <li>\(\ell\) is the length of the pendulum</li>
    111                             <li>\(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity</li>
    112                         </ul>
    113                     </li>
    114                     <li>
    115                         \( \theta = { \theta_0  \cdot cos{ t \cdot g \over \ell } } \)
    116                         <ul>
    117                             <li>\(\theta\) is the angle of the pendulum</li>
    118                             <li>\(\theta_0\) is the initial angle of the pendulum</li>
    119                             <li>\(t\) is the time that has passed</li>
    120                             <li>\(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity</li>
    121                             <li>\(\ell\) is the length of the pendulum</li>
    122                         </ul>
    123                     </li>
    124                     <li>
    125                         \( a = { g \cdot sin{ \theta } } \)
    126                         <ul>
    127                             <li>\(a\) is the acceleration of the mass</li>
    128                             <li>\(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity</li>
    129                             <li>\(\theta\) is the angle of the pendulum</li>
    130                         </ul>
    131                     </li>
    132                 </ul>
    133             </div>
    134         </div>
    135     </body>
    136 </html>