Virtual-Collisions-Lab

This is a simulation of the Conservation of Momentum lab from PCS 120.
This was made as a proof of concept, regarding our solution for the Virtual Physics Lab Challenge

Important Presets

• Friction is set to 0, to conserve momentum in the red cube - blue cube system
• The user set force is always applied over 1 second.

User Features:

• Set the mass,force,and initial position of both cubes
• Set the type of collision (elastic or inelastic)

Perfectly Inelastic Collisions

Using the above equations, we can calculate the theoretical final velocity of the inelastic collision in the gif.

Elastic Collisions

Using the above equations, we can calculate the theoretical final velocities of the elastic collision in the gif.