Relation between friction force, external force, normal force

[Fu-Kwun Hwang]

This simulation illustrate relations between friction, external force, normal force ...etc.
You can drag the "hand" to move the spring until it touch the object with mass m.
The external force is in horizontal direction only (as default), it can be changed with checkbox.

 
<a href="http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/swf/onemassfriction.swf" target="_blank">http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/swf/onemassfriction.swf</a>

Embed a running copy of this simulation
<applet code='users.ntnu.fkh.onemassfriction_pkg.onemassfrictionApplet.class' archive='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/ejsuser/2/ejs_onemassfriction.jar' name='onemassfriction4148' id='onemassfriction4148' width='800' height='421' mayscript=true><param name='draggable' value='true'></applet>
Embed a running copy link(show simulation in a popuped window)
<a href='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/msg.php?smfejs=4148' target='smfejs'>Run simulation</a>

Full screen applet or Press the Alt key and the left mouse button to drag the applet off the browser and onto the desktop. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Taiwan License

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[lookang]

this is a fantastic applet. 5/5 stars .