edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments
Class BuffonNeedleExperiment

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.BuffonNeedleExperiment

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 BuffonNeedleExperiment
extends Experiment

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.

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

BuffonNeedleExperiment()
Initialize the experiment: tables, graphs, toolbar

Method Summary

void	doExperiment() This method defines the experiment
void	reset() Reset the experiment: record table, pi table, floor, scatter plot, pi graph random variable graph and table
void	step() This method runs the experiment one time and plays sounds depending on the outcome
void	update() Update the displays: floor, pi graph, random variable table and graph, record table
void	update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg) Scrollbar event: set the length of the needle

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

BuffonNeedleExperiment

public BuffonNeedleExperiment()

Initialize the experiment: tables, graphs, toolbar

Method Detail

update

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

Scrollbar event: set the length of the needle

Specified by:

update in interface java.util.Observer

Overrides:

update in class MultiplePartsPanel

doExperiment

public void doExperiment()

This method defines the experiment

Specified by:

doExperiment in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

doExperiment in class Experiment

update

public void update()

Update the displays: floor, pi graph, random variable table and graph, record table

Specified by:

update in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

update 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()

Reset the experiment: record table, pi table, floor, scatter plot, pi graph random variable graph and table

Specified by:

reset in interface IExperiment

Overrides:

reset in class Experiment