Sphere attached to a spring moving on an elliptical path

Simulation and animation of a sphere of mass m attached to a spring of constant k sliding without friction on a horizontal surface.

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Sphere attached to a spring moving on an elliptical path

Simulation and animation of a sphere of mass m attached to a spring of constant k sliding without friction on a horizontal surface.

SAMPLE PROBLEM 13.8 - Beer, F.P., Johnston Jr, E.R., Mazurek, D.F., Cornwell, P.J., 2013. Vector mechanics for engineers: Statics and Dynamics. McGraw-Hill.

Watch the animation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qE2322ADnfM

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André de Souza Mendes (2026). Sphere attached to a spring moving on an elliptical path (https://github.com/andresmendes/Sphere-attached-to-a-spring-moving-on-an-elliptical-path/releases/tag/1.0.4), GitHub. Retrieved .

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1.0.4

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1.0.3

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1.0.2

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1.0.1

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1.0.0

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