http://www.greenfoot.org/scenarios/4033 ... This is the application I am having trouble with. I am trying to find a way of incorporating a damping effect so that the pendulum will slow down and eventually stop, also I would like it to start swinging at a predefined place rather than having to be dragged (even though I have modified it I still need to drag the ball to get it to start) However I have a limited knowledge with Java and so far have only managed to get this far : http://www.greenfoot.org/scenarios/7639