3D modeling of a swinging pendulum using VPython Trinket

<p>The purpose of this article is to provide a quick primer on the simulation of a simple physical system from&nbsp;<strong>classical mechanics</strong>&nbsp;based on the&nbsp;<strong>Python</strong>&nbsp;programming language. For that, we will be using the&nbsp;<strong>pendulum</strong>&nbsp;as a well-known example that is treated in many physics textbooks. The article consists of two sections; the first section covers the math behind the swinging pendulum by providing a short derivation of its&nbsp;<strong>equation of motion</strong>. The second section then addresses the&nbsp;<strong>computational part</strong>, in which the equation of motion is solved numerically, and the movement of the pendulum is animated using&nbsp;<a href="https://trinket.io/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>VPython Trinket</strong></a>, a powerful environment for creating 3D animations in Python.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@dkoulialias/3d-modeling-of-a-swinging-pendulum-using-vpython-trinket-03cabe624bc6"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>