edu.uah.math.experiments
Class BuffonNeedleExperiment

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          java.awt.Panel
              java.applet.Applet
                  javax.swing.JApplet
                      edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment
                          edu.uah.math.experiments.BuffonNeedleExperiment

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExperiment, Pluginable, java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.event.ItemListener, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.awt.event.WindowListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.event.ChangeListener, javax.swing.RootPaneContainer

public class BuffonNeedleExperiment
extends Experiment
implements java.io.Serializable

Buffon's needle experiment consists of dropping a needle on a wooden floor. The event of interest is that the needle crosses a floorboard crack.

Version:

August, 2003

Author:

Kyle Siegrist, Dawn Duehring

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet

javax.swing.JApplet.AccessibleJApplet

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.applet.Applet

java.applet.Applet.AccessibleApplet

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Panel

java.awt.Panel.AccessibleAWTPanel

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment

applet, componentPanel, GREEN, RED, showModelDistribution, stopChoice, stopCount, stopFreq, stopNow, time, timer, toolBars, toolIndex, updateCount, updateFreq

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet

accessibleContext, rootPane, rootPaneCheckingEnabled

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

BuffonNeedleExperiment()

Method Summary

void	doExperiment() This method defines the experiment.
java.lang.String	getAppletInfo() This method gives basic information about the applet, including copyright information, descriptive information, and instructions.
javax.swing.JTable	getResultTable()
void	graphUpdate()
void	init() This method initialize the experiment, including the tables, graphs, toolbar.
void	reset() This method resets the experiment, including the record table, the pi estimate table, the floor, the scatter plot, the pi estimate graph, the cross event random variable, and the random variable graph and table.
void	stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent e) This method handles slider events associated with changes in the length of the needle.
void	step() This method runs the experiment one time and plays sounds depending on the outcome.
void	update() This method updates the displays, including the floor, the pi estimate graph, the corss event random variable, and the random variable table and graph, record table.

Methods inherited from class edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment

actionPerformed, addComponent, addComponent, addComponent, addTool, addToolBar, clearToolBars, format, getComponentPanel, getDisplayPane, getMainToolBar, getOnlineDescription, getStopChoice, getStopFreq, getTime, getTimer, getUpdateChoice, initialize, itemStateChanged, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, pasteData, playnote, playnote, run, setApplet, setDecimalFormat, setShowModelDistribution, setStopChoice, setStopChoiceTipText, setStopFreq, setStopNow, stop, windowActivated, windowClosed, windowClosing, windowDeactivated, windowDeiconified, windowIconified, windowOpened

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet

addImpl, createRootPane, getAccessibleContext, getContentPane, getGlassPane, getGraphics, getJMenuBar, getLayeredPane, getRootPane, getTransferHandler, isRootPaneCheckingEnabled, paramString, remove, repaint, setContentPane, setGlassPane, setJMenuBar, setLayeredPane, setLayout, setRootPane, setRootPaneCheckingEnabled, setTransferHandler, update

Methods inherited from class java.applet.Applet

destroy, getAppletContext, getAudioClip, getAudioClip, getCodeBase, getDocumentBase, getImage, getImage, getLocale, getParameter, getParameterInfo, isActive, newAudioClip, play, play, resize, resize, setStub, showStatus, start

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Panel

addNotify

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getListeners, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getMousePosition, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setFont, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Pluginable

getName

Constructor Detail

BuffonNeedleExperiment

public BuffonNeedleExperiment()

Method Detail

init

public void init()

This method initialize the experiment, including the tables, graphs, toolbar.

Overrides:

init in class Experiment

getAppletInfo

public java.lang.String getAppletInfo()

This method gives basic information about the applet, including copyright information, descriptive information, and instructions.

Specified by:

getAppletInfo in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

getAppletInfo in class Experiment

Returns:

applet information

stateChanged

public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent e)

This method handles slider events associated with changes in the length of the needle.

Specified by:

stateChanged in interface javax.swing.event.ChangeListener

Overrides:

stateChanged in class Experiment

Parameters:

e - the change event

doExperiment

public void doExperiment()

This method defines the experiment. The distance and angle variables are randomly generated and the cross event tested. The estimate of π is computed.

Specified by:

doExperiment in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

doExperiment in class Experiment

update

public void update()

This method updates the displays, including the floor, the pi estimate graph, the corss event random variable, and the random variable table and graph, record table.

Specified by:

update in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

update in class Experiment

graphUpdate

public void graphUpdate()

Specified by:

graphUpdate in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

graphUpdate in class Experiment

step

public void step()

This method runs the experiment one time and plays sounds depending on the outcome.

Specified by:

step in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

step in class Experiment

reset

public void reset()

This method resets the experiment, including the record table, the pi estimate table, the floor, the scatter plot, the pi estimate graph, the cross event random variable, and the random variable graph and table.

Specified by:

reset in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

reset in class Experiment

getResultTable

public javax.swing.JTable getResultTable()

Specified by:

getResultTable in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

getResultTable in class Experiment