Mass on Spring Simulation
The following simulates a spring with a mass attached bouncing. You can watch the spring bounce by pressing the play button at the bottom of the screen.
Play with the different sliders to change the values of k and m. Then answer the following questions.
1. What do you think k and m represent? Why?
2. Why does the graph slow down toward the end of the time?
3. How does this relate to what we're learning about in class?