Monthly Archives: December 2022

Rolling without slipping on curved surfaces

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Andy Rundquist

I’ve been trying to see if I can model balls rolling on curved surfaces and I think I’ve cracked it. Here’s a teaser to get you interested: What you see is a sphere rolling on a curved surface. The blue … Continue reading →

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Situations that share equations of motion

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Andy Rundquist

Recently my friend Rhett Allain has been making some awesome videos showing how to solve complex problems with a Lagrangian approach. I love it when he posts a new video because it usually motivates me to try to model something … Continue reading →

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