Interactive High School Physics
Solving Simultaneous Nonlinear Equations
- Problem: Forces in Equilibrium
- Motivation Method
Behind Madness
- Theory Equations of Statics
- Method: Newton-Raphson
Solution of Nonlinear Simultaneous Equations
- Implementation:
- Fortran program, runs on our high performance
computer
- Scientific subroutine library (Slatec),
used by program
- Perl script, creates interactive tutorial
- Interactive Tutorial, sets up and solves
equations with buttons
- Exploration, for those with adventure in
their hearts