Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Projectile Motion

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This Java applet demonstrates projectile motion. Set the initial speed, height, and mass of the projectile, the initial angle of the velocity, and the gravitational constant -- and view the resulting motion. Display options available include force vectors and potential/kinetic energies.

This resource is part of a large collection of physics applets available in a wide range of languages.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2 of Java.

https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/projectile_en.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws - Motion in Two Dimensions = Projectile Motion	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Keywords:: acceleration, ballistic motion, motion, projectile motion, simulation
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created July 19, 2006 by swapna gurumani
Record Updated:: August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 27, 2002
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Next Generation Science Standards

Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions (HS-PS2)

Students who demonstrate understanding can: (9-12)

Analyze data to support the claim that Newton's second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. (HS-PS2-1)

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)

Developing and Using Models (K-12)

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2. The Nature of Mathematics

2B. Mathematics, Science, and Technology

9-12: 2B/H3. Mathematics provides a precise language to describe objects and events and the relationships among them. In addition, mathematics provides tools for solving problems, analyzing data, and making logical arguments.

4. The Physical Setting

4F. Motion

6-8: 4F/M3a. An unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed or direction of motion, or both.
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9. The Mathematical World

9B. Symbolic Relationships

9-12: 9B/H4. Tables, graphs, and symbols are alternative ways of representing data and relationships that can be translated from one to another.

11. Common Themes

11B. Models

6-8: 11B/M2. Mathematical models can be displayed on a computer and then modified to see what happens.
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Standards for Mathematical Practice (K-12)

MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

MP.4 Model with mathematics.

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