In a previous post, I was trying to show that the range of a projectile depends on the launch angle. Yes, this isn't that too difficult to see in an introductory physics course, but how do you show ...

This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Suppose you throw some object near the surface of the earth. If the only significant force on the object is the constant downward ...

The terms projectile and trajectory are introduced. Projectile Motion: The terms projectile and trajectory are introduced. Students learn to describe horizontal and vertical components of a projectile ...

As the name suggests, horizontal motion occurs when the object is thrown horizontally, meaning it starts with zero vertical velocity. The only force acting on the object is gravity, causing it to ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

I wish Angry Birds had been around when I was teaching high school physics. Please don’t think of the game as a hate crime against hogs, or an avian anger management program—instead, think of it as a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Anyone who's ever taken a physics course has learned the same myth for ...

The idea of the project is to illustrate the physical concept of projectile motion through a simple animation and a fun game!The mathematical equations of motion will be worked into a Python program ...

Boys have a natural advantage at physics because their ability to ‘pee’ up walls helps then understand projectile motion, academics have controversially claimed. So-called ‘playful urination practices ...