Recent content by mattsap

In the new, "the rod is just an imaginary line". This is more accurate. The reason for stating M is 1 was to try to say the mass is not being modeled in this simulation. But, I think Mass may or may not need to be considered. "discrete simulation for a continuous process" Exactly...

Well. This is a simulation. So the spheres are just point particles; while the rod is just an imaginary line connecting the two points. The unit can just be generalized as units. The distance between points is 1 unit length. The only thing that matters in the simulation is the initial position...

Hello, So, I have a bar with a sphere on each end. Mass is 1 for all objects. I apply a force on one of the spheres. What force is the sphere on the other end feel? What happens when I apply a force on both ends? Same direction? Opposite direction? My thoughts: If applied in the...

So, what I've found out is that a vector u is perpendicular to a vector v if and only if the dot product is equal to 0. That being said, a particular solution would be the following: Dot Product Equation: u1v1 + u2v2 + u3v3 Step one: Find the first non-zero component of u--let's call this...

Hello, I'm trying to define an axis as a set of 3 unit vectors--u, v, and w. at a given point P Suppose we are given the following vector u. From this vector u, we must define a plane such that u is normal to the plane. This plane will be represented by two perpendicular vectors v and w...