Value of g:

Worksheet for this simulation by Geoff Mathews of Foothill College (July 7, 2024)

Constant acceleration in 1-dimension

This is a simulation of the motion of a ball that is influenced by gravity alone. The ball is either released from rest from a height of 20 meters above the ground, or it is launched straight up from the ground with an initial speed of 20 m/s (if g = 10 m/s/s) or 10 m/s (if g = 2.5 m/s/s).

You can see the ball's motion diagram, with the position marked at 0.5 s intervals, as well as graphs of the ball's position, velocity, and acceleration, all as a function of time.

Simulation written by Andrew Duffy, and first posted on 6-02-2018.

Modified 7-11-2024 with two different options for g.

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This simulation can be found in the collection at http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/classroom.html.

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