CPP InSiDE Simulations

Cal Poly Pomona

Introduction

The Interactive Simulations for Dynamics Education (InSiDE) project addresses the high non-passing grade of Dynamics course across the board in different departments and CSU campuses, with a considerable equity gap. Dynamics is a fundamental topic across many different engineering disciplines, but its highly mathematical nature often presents a challenge to students. This project intervenes by developing a complete set of interactive simulations and animations that allows students to visualize and experiment with the conditions and effects of otherwise abstract formulas. We will also work on distributing these newly developed simulations among instructors who teach Dynamics across the CSU system.

Vector Dynamics Simulations

Vector Operations Vector Operations in 3 Dimensions Projectile Pulleys Sliding Block Friction Block on Incline with Friction Pendulums Disk Bar Rotations Ball Rebound with No Gravity Basket Ball Rebound

Practice Problems

Relative Acceleration Example Pulley Example Instantaneous Velocity on a Bar Example Instantaneous Acceleration on a Disk Example Block Friction Problem Example 1 Block Friction Problem Example 2

Contact

zsotoudeh@cpp.edu, meger@cpp.edu

Acknowledgements

This work is funded through the CSU CREATE program.