There
are two independent motions to consider
The motion in the x-direction and the motion in the y-direction.
Young and Geller
Newton's Revelations
Bill Bryson's, A Short History of Nearly Everything
To understand the diagram above,
we will need to know a little something about Vectors (Arrows).
First, we will need to know a little something about right triangles.
When we were kids back in Nebraska, my brother Jim was able to distract me by throwing one snowball really high and then throwing another really low. Both hit me! Why?
Click on the problem to the left.
Let the movie download completely.
Then, click on the movie each time you want to move forward.
Why am I studying Physics?
Your ability to improve your critical thinking skills is contingent upon you practicing to acquire a disciplined approach to the process of problem solving.
The problem to the left is built piece by piece for you to examine very closely.
How far?
Rank the launch angles for the five paths
with respect to time of flight, from the
shortest time of flight to the longest.
I, II
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