edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments
Class BuffonNeedleExperiment

java.lang.Object
  extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
      extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
          extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
              extended by 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