Investigate the motion of a projectile.
The "Reset" button brings the projectile to its initial position. You can start or stop and continue the simulation with the other two buttons. If you choose the option "Slow motion", the movement will be ten times slower. You can vary (within certain limits) the values of initial height, initial speed, angle of inclination, mass and gravitational acceleration. The radio buttons give the possibility to select one of five physical sizes.
The effect of air resistance is neglected.
The "Reset" button brings the projectile to its initial position. You can start or stop and continue the simulation with the other two buttons. If you choose the option "Slow motion", the movement will be ten times slower. You can vary (within certain limits) the values of initial height, initial speed, angle of inclination, mass and gravitational acceleration. The radio buttons give the possibility to select one of five physical sizes.
The effect of air resistance is neglected.
Software/Applets used on this page
Based on free Java applets from Java Applets on Physics
This question appears in the following syllabi:
| Syllabus | Module | Section | Topic | Exam Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | M1 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| AQA A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| AQA AS/A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| CCEA A-Level (NI) | M2 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| CIE A-Level (UK) | M2 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| Edexcel A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | M2 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| Edexcel A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Projectiles | Projectiles | - |
| Edexcel AS/A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Projectiles | Projectiles | - |
| OCR A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | M2 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| OCR A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Motion in Two Dimensions | Projectiles | - |
| OCR MEI A2 Maths 2017 | Mechanics | Projectiles | Projectiles | - |
| OCR-MEI A-Level (UK - Pre-2017) | M1 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| Pre-U A-Level (UK) | Mech | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| Universal (all site questions) | K | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |
| WJEC A-Level (Wales) | M2 | Kinematics | Projectiles | - |