This web page contains a simulation-based module on projectile motion with and without air resistance. By controlling the initial velocity, strength of gravity, and drag coefficient of air, the applet promotes understanding of the effects of air resistance on a projectile. The Vectors panel allows display of drag force, gravitational force, velocity, and acceleration vectors. Click on "Help" for a detailed lesson with related problems/solutions, learning outcomes, and instructions for use.
This item is part of a larger collection of simulation-based physics modules sponsored by the MAP project (Modular Approach to Physics).
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7196">University of Calgary. Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball. Calgary: University of Calgary, February 18, 2004.</a>
Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2001), <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/newton2/simulate/projectile/applet.html>.
Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball. (2004, February 18). Retrieved March 15, 2026, from University of Calgary: http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/newton2/simulate/projectile/applet.html
University of Calgary. Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball. Calgary: University of Calgary, February 18, 2004. http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/newton2/simulate/projectile/applet.html (accessed 15 March 2026).
Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball. Calgary: University of Calgary, 2001. 18 Feb. 2004. 15 Mar. 2026 <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/force/newton2/simulate/projectile/applet.html>.
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Title = {Modular Approach to Physics: Projectile Motion: One Ball},
Publisher = {University of Calgary},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {15 March 2026},
Month = {February 18, 2004},
Year = {2001}
}
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