We finish the first half of the semester by studying how molecular dynamics models based on classical mechanics give rise to macroscopic phenomena. Students turn in their mid-term projects at the end of the week.
The following models use the Lennard-Jones potential to model molecular dynamics.
Additional models may be be posted for self-study.
Use EJS to create a physics-based computer game (such as Pong but there are others such as pinball or put-put golf) consisting of a disk colliding (interacting) with walls and other objects. The interactions may be continuous (ODE based) or discrete (event based).
A simple game can be a lot of fun. I would rather have a model that works rather than a George Lucas production that doesn't. Your Documentation pages should describe the physics and how to play the game. Worry about conservation of energy and momentum (unless a user action add these quantities to the system) as well as Newton's second law. Include a description of programming difficulties and challenges that you encountered and how you solved them.