org.opensourcephysics.sip.ch09
Class Oscillators

java.lang.Object
  org.opensourcephysics.sip.ch09.Oscillators

All Implemented Interfaces:

Drawable

public class Oscillators
extends java.lang.Object
implements Drawable

Oscillators models the analytic soution of a chain of oscillators with fixed end points. Students should implement the ODE interface to complete the exercise in "An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods."

Constructor Summary

Oscillators(int mode, int N)
Constructs a chain of coupled oscillators in the given mode and number of oscillators.

Method Summary

void	draw(DrawingPanel drawingPanel, java.awt.Graphics g) Draws the oscillators
void	step(double dt) Steps the time using the given time step.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Oscillators

public Oscillators(int mode,
                   int N)

Constructs a chain of coupled oscillators in the given mode and number of oscillators.

Parameters:

mode - int

N - int

Method Detail

step

public void step(double dt)

Steps the time using the given time step.

Parameters:

dt -

draw

public void draw(DrawingPanel drawingPanel,
                 java.awt.Graphics g)

Draws the oscillators

Specified by:

draw in interface Drawable

Parameters:

drawingPanel -

g -