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In this paper, we analyze the motion of a falling Slinky, starting from rest and initially suspended from one of its ends. It is well-known that under these conditions, the Slinky moves in an unusual way: its lower end remains at rest until the upper end collides with it - as if gravity were being challenged! We conducted a literature review and identified that the most widely disseminated explanation for this levitation phenomenon of the Slinky's base during the Slinky's fall relies on the concept of information (and does not seem to please many). We show that such a phenomenon can be explained - and reproduced through a computer simulation using a simple model - without the notion that "there is a finite time for the information that the Slinky was released at its top to reach its bottom". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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New structural systems in civil construction are always emerging, and therefore a performance evaluation is necessary. For this evaluation, laboratory tests are necessary, but, due to the scarcity of research centers, numerical simulations have emerged as an alternative. For better reliability in the results obtained in the simulation, a mesh test is necessary, verifying the influence of the results. In this paper, the analysis of are two main types of mesh (tetrahedral and hexahedral) and several possible discretization sizes, aiming to evaluate the parameters in a numerical simulation of a specimen requested with 3-point static bending. Two mesh types and three sizes (1mm, 5mm and 10mm) were adopted. Through the obtained results, it can be reached that the tetrahedral mesh obtained better results. It was also possible to achieve that the mesh size did not change the results of stresses and displacements in the contour of the part, only influencing the results of stresses in the interior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In general, the identification of probability distributions for time between arrivals and the covariates that affect them, get a superficial treatment in papers on production engineering. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the data on the time between arrivals for batches at the quality control department in a food company. A Weibull distribution, with two parameters, was used in the statistical modeling - a quantitative approach. Scale and shape was estimated by the Maximum Likelihood Method. A regression Weibull model was considered to evaluate inferences for the mean and median times between arrivals and to detect important factors affecting the variability in data sets. Considering some covariates, the Weibull distribution was found to have a good fit for the data. These results allow for a more reliable modeling of the quality control department for discrete event simulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper we introduce Schrödinger's operators in a naive and unpretentious way, but with some precision and didactics. The most studied periodic and random potential types are mentioned and, by numerical simulation, compare the eigenvalues of an operator's truncated matrix with a periodic potential and the same potential disturbed by an evenly distributed continuous random variable. We evaluated the magnitude of the random variable required to produce a significant difference between the eigenvalue sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A modest archetypal of satiation is that it boils down primarily to two categories of signals transmitted from the gastrointestinal tract to the brain: stomach and intestine sensing and metabolism. Novel investigations endow us with the view that an extension of this traditional model is conceivable and called for, wherein intestinal satiation is the byproduct not only from signals related to the caloric content of ingested nutrients, but also from noncaloric properties of ‘tastant molecules’ in foodstuff. On this paper we discuss a recently published paper regarding the impact of tastants (e.g., noncaloric substance widely used as taste enhancers) on hunger and food intake. We gather the in vivo results (nasoduodenal infusions of tastants) with a recently developed mathematical model for ghrelin by the author and co-workers and we successfully replicate in silico part of the findings. The key results from the abovementioned paper and replicated herein is that tastant can inhibit hunger; with different levels of impact, umami being the strongest one, and the union of them being even stronger.

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In this paper we argue about the use of modeling cycles from David Hestenes' framework as an alternative to guide actions combining computer-based simulations and experimental activities. From a strategy that challenges students to explore the domain of validity of theoretical models and to control a diversity of representation tools, we suggest that the methodology presented here has potential to promote a more coherent conception of Science, in which students perceive its developing as something typically human in which scientists attempt to construct representations of physical phenomena, with varying degree of accuracy and limited context. Finally, we present some possibilities to use the softwares Modellus and Tracker to explore the boundaries of the validity domain of the theoretical model known as simple pendulum during a modeling cycle. Applying with Brazilian students from a professional Master's Degree in Physics Education, the cycles were important to highlight the differences between the theoretical model studied and the empirical phenomena, helping to improve their understanding of the process of scientific modeling. Some practical issues about this proposal implementation and another involving Newton's law of cooling are also discussed in this paper [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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We have recently developed a software to simulate a given physical phenomenon, without the need of knowing its corresponding equation of motion. This procedure is actually intended to illustrate the behavior of dynamical variables of interest, such as position, velocity, acceleration and energy. In our work, we present analytical solutions for each case under consideration; numerical solutions carried out by means of the finite difference method are presented as well. The harmonic oscillator is a moving periodical system, with a well-defined equilibrium position. We shall here present an overview of the general problem to be solved and a number of special cases shall be worked out in details. As one of the purposes of this article is to encourage readers to use numerical approaches to inspect physical problems, we shall discuss in a simple and direct way the numerical solutions of a mechanical oscillator. We also contemplate the behavior of the energy function and point out under which particular situations it is conserved. To validate the numerical method implemented in our paper, we compare the analytical solutions we derive with the results obtained by numerical computations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The drawing process of steel bars is usually used to check better dimensional accuracy and mechanical properties to the material. In the other hand, the major concern found in manufacturing axes through this process is the appearance of distortion of shape. Such distortions are directly linked to the accumulation of residual stresses generated during the processes. As a result, this paper aims to study the influence of process parameters such as shape of puller, speed and lubrication used in wire drawing analyzing the accumulation of residual stress after the process. The stress analysis was performed by FEM being used two simulation software: Simufact.formingGP®and DeformTM. Through these analyzes, it was found that the shape of how the bar is pulled causes a reduction of up to 100 MPa in residual stresses in the center of the bar, which represents an important factor in the study of the possible causes of the distortion. As well as factors speed and homogeneity of lubrication significantly altered the profile of residual stresses in the bar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper describes how was implemented a computer simulation of an ionizing radiation detection system similar to those found in traditional modern Physics laboratories. The simulation models a system with a 'source' of photons of arbitrarily chosen energies, a 'detector' that behaves like a Geiger-Müller detector and the effect of different attenuating materials with variable thickness inserted between the source and the detector. Details of the calculation of the radiation attenuation using data from the United States National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) database are presented, and employed to explore characteristics of the radiation interaction with matter, from cross sections to statistical fluctuations. Examples and suggestions of exploratory activities are also presented. The simulation was used with two groups of about undergraduate students from a distance learning Physics course at UFSC in the beginning of 2011, along with the execution of the real experiment. Throughout the text, comments on the motivations and problems of using simulations in this context are discussed. Finally, it is discussed how this work relates to the main goals of introductory Physics laboratories, according to an American Physical Society Committee specifically created to evaluate that. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents, initially, different frameworks about the interface Technology and Science into the educational context, followed by the report of three independent experiences related to the study of the use of computer modelling in Science teaching. These experiences, focusing on knowledge, not on technology, happened in a specific moment when the striking advance of computer technology brought computers into classrooms. Subsequently, it is presented a report about the development of a research program about the infusion of computer environments in Physics teaching based on the use of quantitative, semi-quantitative and qualitative computer modelling environment into the Brazilian context [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present the theoretical and methodological basis of the preparation and production of teaching materials supported by computer resources such as animations, simulations, games and virtual labs, for use in teaching physics. The materials were built with hypermedia resources, joining the concepts of nonlinearity, hypertext and multimedia (animations, simulations, sound) in one language. The hypermedia concept adopted states it is a means to an end, a language and an audiovisual product enabling the association with the concept of learning object which allows the creation of digital materials with different granularities ranging from one activity to a full course. If the courseware is created with this concern, it can be used in different learning environments under different platforms, and provide a basis for the evaluation of its use in different teaching situations. The topics discussed (animations, simulations, games and virtual labs) are part of content in high school and in the disciplines of basic physics of higher education. The materials are available on an open page on the Internet (HTTP://www.fsc.ufsc.br/~tati/webfisica/index.html) and some of them can also be accessed from the MEC's database of educational objects [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we present a discussion on the postulates of Quantum Mechanics by means of a "translation" of the mathematical formalism to an "operational" language, which involves a conceptual and phenomenological discussion. The operational postulates are illustrated by focusing on a computer simulation of Mach-Zehnder's interferometer [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents results of an exploratory case study which the main objectives were to: evaluate the receptivity of the students regarding the Peer Instruction (PI) method and the use of computers of the UCA project (Brazilian version of the project One Laptop per Child); investigate if the discussion between colleagues promotes the convergence to the correct answer in concept tests, as it has been pointed in literature; and investigate the viability of using the UCA computers as a voting system to the methodology. The study was conducted in a class of 34 students in the third year of a Federal Public High School over an instructional sequence on topics of Electromagnetism. In this study we observed that the discussion among colleagues proved fruitful, allowing the participation of students and leading to the convergence to the correct answer. We conclude that this methodology can be successfully implemented in the context of a High School classroom using the UCAs as a voting system, given the conditions of infrastructure to use them for the duration of a lesson (e.g. charging of the batteries). It should be emphasized that the adoption of PI can be done in a complementary manner to the activities of problem solving, experimental work and/or computer simulation, aimed at teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The low cost experiments represent an alternative to the lack of laboratories in schools, as well as being a way on with we can conduct the students to Science through the use of materials easily obtainable and available in their daily lives. The use of videos and simulations in support of the teaching-learning process in High School Physics courses, is also a useful tool for students to understand Science as a form of representation of natural phenomena. It is common to these students the idea that Science is purely abstract and detached from reality, because they are based on situations, almost always ideal, that arise in the exercises in Physics. The process of moving from concrete to abstract is often forgotten, as it is only presented to the student the abstract piece. This paper aims at analyzing the process of teaching and learning in a Physics class with the use of those resources in a bundle, addressing a theme often omitted from school textbooks: the dynamics of rotation. We present an experimental kit designed and produced by us, as well as a software, of our own, and make several suggestions for joint implementation of these two elements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Underground mine planning is an important element for achieving project re-alization in the current highly competitive scenario. This is due to the peculiarities of the underground mines, where it is difficult to obtain profound knowledge about the body and location of the underground excavations. Computer applicationsspatially visualize the ore body with its geological sec-tions and mineral formation contours. This visual is in 3D that facilitates the alloca-tion of major mine development services. Although such resources are available, their mining applications are generally developed for open pit mining methods, and is still incipient for underground mine-development methodologies. With the use of applications for mine development and planning, and the simi-larity of existing mines, it was possible to prepare the infrastructure project for a specific underground mine, and a 3D view of its underground openings. It was also possible to develop a methodology for drawing the galleries described. This paper deals with the selection of mining methods for a major simulated mineral deposit and describes breakthroughs of underground mine development de-sign using a commercial mining application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract Computer models and simulations have provided enormous benefits to researchers in the natural and social sciences, as well as many areas of philosophy. However, to date, there has been little attempt to use computer models in the development and evaluation of metaphysical theories. This is a shame, as there are good reasons for believing that metaphysics could benefit just as much from this practice as other disciplines. In this paper I assess the possibilities and limitations of using computer models in metaphysics. I outline the way in which different kinds of model could be useful for different areas of metaphysics, and I illustrate in more detail how agent-based models specifically could be used to model two well-known theories of laws: David Lewis’s "Best System Account" and David Armstrong's "Nomic Necessitation" view. Some logically possible processes cannot be simulated on a standard computing device. I finish by assessing how much of a threat this is to the prospect of metaphysical modeling in general.

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In a social-environmental modeling course, students need to learn complementary skills that include the conceptualisation of a model, different modeling paradigms, computer pro- gramming, and the process of rigorously converting ideas and data into a computational program using a given toolkit. Such topics need to be taught in parallel in order to keep a heterogeneous audience motivated. Based on the experience with multidisciplinary au- diences, this paper describes a socio-environmental modeling course that explores three modeling paradigms: System dynamics, Cellular automata, and Agent-based modeling. We also present a small tutorial with some examples developed for the course.

Biomedical simulation is an effective educational complement for healthcare training, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It enables knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired in a safe, educationally orientated and efficient manner. In this context, simulation provides skills and experience that facilitate the transfer of cognitive, psychomotor and proper communication competences, thus changing behavior and attitudes, and ultimately improving patient safety. Beyond the impact on individual and team performance, simulation provides an opportunity to study organizational failures and improve system performance. Over the last decades, simulation in healthcare had a slow but steady growth, with a visible maturation in the last ten years. The simulation community must continue to provide the core leadership in developing standards. There is a need for strategies and policy development to ensure its coordinated and cost-effective implementation, applied to patient safety. This paper reviews the evolutionary movements of biomedical simulation, including a review of the Portuguese initiatives and nationwide programs. For leveling knowledge and standardize terminology, basic but essential concepts in clinical simulation, together with some considerations on assessment, validation and reliability are presented. The final sections discuss the current challenges and future initiatives and strategies, crucial for the integration of simulation programs in the greater movement toward patient safety.