Internet Technologies

A Ferris wheel is simulated by a collection of colored squares moving along a circular path with constant angular velocity. Each square represents a chair on the Ferris wheel. Compare the net force on the rider at point (a) and at point (b).   Start

Internet technologies used to deliver the Ferris wheel problem to a student:

• HTML to author the page.
• The web browser and computer to render the HTML page
• A web server to deliver the page and collect response.
• A Java applet to perform the animation.
• JavaScript to control the animation.

Is this worth it or is this educational snake oil?

Credits:
Problem by Aaron Titus
Script by Aaron Titus