Software for Projects

In class, you will make use of VPython and PhysUtil to model the motion of different physical systems. Both bits of software have extensive documentation. Listed below are some of the things that each bit of software can do.

VPython is built from the Python programming language. It adds some features that were traditionally difficult to have Python do:

• Create visual objects in 3 dimensions
• Animate the motion of those objects
• Move the visualization around

Extensive documentation on VPython is available here. Googling how to use VPython to do something you want is also useful.