Re: [Visualpython-users] various projectile motion examples

[Symion <kn...@ip...>]

Lenore Horner wrote:
> I've made some vpython simulations of varying degrees of 
> sophistication.  If you are interested, you can find them here 
> <http://www.siue.edu/%7Elhorner/VPython/VPython.html>.  Bruce,  I 
> don't know how things get into the contributed programs, but if you 
> think any are worthy, you are welcome to post them there.
>
> Iterative set of simulations looking at falling drops without and then 
> with air resistance.
>
> A simulation with extensive user controls for air resistance in 
> projectile motion.  Thank you, Bruce, for your help with this.  This 
> requires the posted modified controls module.
>
> A simulation of Newton's cannon with too small a velocity in 
> comparison to falling-through-the-center-of-the-Earth in once case 
> assuming all Earth's mass is at the center and in the other assuming a 
> uniform density for the Earth.  (All of this assumes a spherical Earth.)
>
> Lenore Horner
> physics
> SIUE
>
Hi there Lenore,
    Nice to see some open source programs being shared around.
Just a slight problem with a link in your web page force drops to 
separate vpython source 
<http://www.siue.edu/%7Elhorner/VPython/drops-falling-through-air/drops-splat.py> 
has the following extraneous info attached.
 
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Symion