ABSTRACT
Annotation.Various kinds of free (unforced)motion of the planar rigid pendulum
in the gravitational field (including swinging with arbitrarily large amplitudes and
complete revolutions) are investigated in this chapter both analytically and with
the help of computerized simulations. The simulation experiments reveal many
interesting peculiarities of this famous physical model and complement the ana-
lytical study of the subject in a manner that is mutually reinforcing. Chapter 7 also
includes a set of theoretical and experimental problems to be solved by students,
as well as various assignments that the instructor can offer students for possible
individual work on their own.
