Masses & Springs is a free simulation featuring a realistic mass and spring laboratory. Hang masses from springs and adjust the spring stiffness and damping. You can even slow time. Transport the lab to different planets. A chart shows the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring.

Here are some key features of "Masses & Springs":

· Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic, elastic potential, and gravitational potential energy.
· Use your understanding of how a spring scale works to determine the mass of an unknown object.
· Find the value of g on Planet X.

Requirements:

· Java 1.5 or later

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Set reference line to bottom of springs.