edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments
Class BuffonCoinExperiment

java.lang.Object
  edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
      edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
          edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
              edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments.BuffonCoinExperiment

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExperiment, IValueSettable, Pluginable, java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.event.ItemListener, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.lang.Runnable, java.util.EventListener, java.util.Observer

public class BuffonCoinExperiment
extends Experiment

Buffon's coin experiment consists of tossing a coin on a floor covered in square tiles. The event of interest is that the coin crosses a crack between tiles.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel

MultiplePartsPanel.SOCRToolBar

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment

showModelDistribution

Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel

applet, fName, graphs, mainPane, recordTable, tables, toolbar2, toolbars

Constructor Summary

BuffonCoinExperiment()
Initialize the experiment: graphs, labels, scrollbars, tables

Method Summary

void	doExperiment() This method defines the experiment: randomly select the coin center and check to see if the tile crack event has occurred.
void	reset() Reset the experiment
void	step() Peform the experiment one time, and play sounds depending on the outcome
void	update() Update the display: floor, random variable graph and table, record table
void	update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg) Scrollbar event: change the radius of the coin

Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment

actionPerformed, getAppletInfo, getDisplayPane, getInstance, getName, getOnlineDescription, getResultTable, getStopChoice, getStopFreq, getTime, getUpdateChoice, graphUpdate, initialize, itemStateChanged, pasteData, resetUpdateCount, run, setShowModelDistribution, setStopFreq, setStopNow, stop

Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel

addGraph, addTable, addTool, addTool2, addToolbar, format, getMainPanel, getRecordTable, getTextPanel, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, play, removeToolbar, setApplet, setName

Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable

createComponentSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, getComponentSetter, getComponentSetters, getValueSetter, getValueSetters

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

setApplet

Constructor Detail

BuffonCoinExperiment

public BuffonCoinExperiment()

Initialize the experiment: graphs, labels, scrollbars, tables

Method Detail

update

public void update(java.util.Observable o,
                   java.lang.Object arg)

Scrollbar event: change the radius of the coin

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer

Overrides:

update in class MultiplePartsPanel

doExperiment

public void doExperiment()

This method defines the experiment: randomly select the coin center and check to see if the tile crack event has occurred.

Specified by:

doExperiment in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

doExperiment in class Experiment

update

public void update()

Update the display: floor, random variable graph and table, record table

Specified by:

update in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

update in class Experiment

step

public void step()

Peform the experiment one time, and play sounds depending on the outcome

Specified by:

step in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

step in class Experiment

reset

public void reset()

Reset the experiment

Specified by:

reset in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

reset in class Experiment