I can create some simulation for oscillascope if you allow me to use the picture in your oscilloscope page.
I created a simple many years ago:
Basic Function of an Oscilloscope .
And a French version can be found at
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/oldjava/cd-labo/oscillo/f_exper.htm I hope the following is what you might want.
You can drag the magnet with mouse to other positions and click run again.
It will remember the last 5 traces.
Some of the position might not look right.
But I am using real gravitation formula to simulate it.
Actually, the magnet was simulated with the blue point near the center.
Attached image is the snapshot image created (Right Click select
Capture the screen ->
Snapshot ->
save )
Because I only use one point and gravitation potential to simulate the magnet,
the model has it's limitation. You can use this to teach the limitation of physics model,too!
To really simulate a real magnet more complicate model need to be created
(dipole model will be more suitable for magnet but you want to teach about gravitation, so I use gravitation force in this simulation). I hope this is what you wanted.
Let me know what need to be improved.
The following is not an image but a java simulation (with image as background).
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Full screen applet or
Problem viewing java? Add http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ to exception site list 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
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