A Where Can I Find a Tutorial Animation for Damping of a 1D Oscillator?

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The discussion focuses on finding a tutorial animation for the damping of a 1D oscillator, specifically one that allows users to manipulate parameters like mass, stiffness, and damping. Participants clarify that the request is not for a basic explanation of damping types but for an interactive tool. A suggested resource is a Wolfram demonstration that simulates a damped nonlinear pendulum, which may fulfill the user's requirements. The conversation emphasizes the need for visual and interactive learning tools in understanding oscillatory motion. Overall, the thread highlights the importance of dynamic simulations in grasping complex physical concepts.
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(I list this as Advanced because the question is not what it seems from the title.)

So most know the cases: no damping, underdamping, critical damping, overdamping.

I got that: this is not a request for explanation. Rather...

Does anyone know of a web page that has some tutorial ANIMATION such that, for specified initial conditions,one could use a slider for the parameters (two of, say, mass, stiffness, damping, normalized) and observed the response "morphing/deforming/whatever" from one case to another?
 
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scottdave said:
Something like this may be along the lines you are looking for. It is not exactly what you asked, though. And I did not install the plugin from Wolfram, to play around with it. http://www.demonstrations.wolfram.com/TheDampedNonlinearPendulum/

Thank you. That works for what I need.
 
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