//Input variables (Assumptions: massless pivot, no energy loss)

bob_mass=10;

g=-9.81;

L=2;

theta0=-%pi/6;

v0=0;

t0=0;

//No. of steps

steps=300;

//Setting deltaT or duration (comment either of the lines below)

//deltaT=0.1; t_max=t0+deltaT*steps;

t_max=5; deltaT=(t_max-t0)/steps;

if t_max<=t0 then

error("Check duration (t0 and t_f), number of steps and deltaT.");

end

//Initial position

not_a_pendulum=%F;

t=zeros(1,steps); t(1)=t0; //time

theta=zeros(1,steps); theta(1)=theta0; //angle

F=zeros(1,steps); F(1)=bob_mass*g*sin(theta0); //force

A=zeros(1,steps); A(1)=F(1)/bob_mass; //acceleration

V=zeros(1,steps); V(1)=v0; //linear speed

W=zeros(1,steps); W(1)=v0/L; //angular speed

for i=2:steps

t(i)=t(i-1)+deltaT;

V(i)=A(i-1)*deltaT+V(i-1);

W(i)=V(i)/L;

theta(i)=theta(i-1)+W(i)*deltaT;

F(i)=bob_mass*g*sin(theta(i));

A(i)=F(i)/bob_mass;

if (abs(theta(i))>=%pi | (abs(theta(i))==0 & V(i)==0)) & ~not_a_pendulum then

disp("Initial conditions do not describe a pendulum.");

not_a_pendulum = %T;

end

end

clear i

//Ploting the pendulum

bob_r=0.08*L;

bob_shape=bob_r*exp(%i.*linspace(0,360,20)/180*%pi);

bob_pos=zeros(20,steps);

rod_pos=zeros(1,steps);

for i=1:steps

rod_pos(i)=L*exp(%i*(-%pi/2+theta(i)));
 bob_pos(:,i)=bob_shape'+rod_pos(i);

end

clear i

scf(0); clf(); xname("Simple gravity pendulum");

plot2d(real([0 rod_pos(1)]),imag([0 rod_pos(1)]));

axes=gca();

axes.isoview="on";

axes.children(1).children.mark_style=3;

axes.children(1).children.mark_size=1;

axes.children(1).children.thickness=3;

plot2d(real(bob_pos(:,1)),imag(bob_pos(:,1)));

axes=gca();

axes.children(1).children.fill_mode="on";

axes.children(1).children.foreground=2;

axes.children(1).children.background=2;

if max(imag(bob_pos))>0 then

axes.data_bounds=[-L-bob_r,-L-1.01*bob_r;L+bob_r,max(imag(bob_pos))];

else

axes.data_bounds=[-L-bob_r,-L-1.01*bob_r;L+bob_r,bob_r];

end
//Animating the plot

disp("Duration: "+string(max(t)+deltaT-t0)+"s.");

sleep(850);

for i=2:steps

axes.children(1).children.data=[real(bob_pos(:,i)), imag(bob_pos(:,i))];

axes.children(2).children.data=[0, 0; real(rod_pos(i)), imag(rod_pos(i))];

sleep(deltaT*1000)

end

clear i