Physics · Masses and Springs
Masses and Springs
Hang masses on springs and explore how mass, spring stiffness, damping and gravity change the motion. Choose a mode to begin.
Choose what to explore
Start with a mode
Each mode looks at a mass-spring system from a different angle.
See what happens
Learning scene
Change a control and observe the model.
Intro
Velocity
Acceleration
Gravity
Spring force
0 — 10 — 20 — 30 — 40 — 50 cm
00:00.0
Equilibrium extension
0.408 m
Spring 1 constant
6 N/m
What's happening
Attach a mass to a spring to start.
Choose a simulation mode to begin.