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Motion of a Freely Falling Body

Applet plots the time dependence of a body acted upon only by the force of gravity. Extensive explanatory text included.

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Science and Technology / Physics / Classical Mechanics / 1D Kinematics

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 8, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 12, 2018
Author:: Angel Franco Garcia, Escuela Universitaria de Ingenieria Tecnica Industrial de
Submitter:: John Walkup
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website, Java Applet

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: Spanish
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: No
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Rodolfo Arias (Staff)

6 years ago

el material me parece muy interezante, entrega informacion suficiente y necesaria para poder entender el concepto de caida libre.

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las formulas estan muy claras y comprensibles.

John Walkup (Staff)

19 years ago

An applet that is similar to many others. I am not sure that keeping the length of the acceleration arrow fixed really teaches the concept of constant acceleration.