BASEBALL

Animation of two-dimensional projectile motion

This animation shows the path of a baseball in two-dimensional projectile motion.

A baseball leaves the ground with both horizontal and vertical components of velocity. It follows a parabolic path and comes to rest on the ground again.

start Start animation. At end of animation, pressing start causes the animation to start again.
pause Pause animation. Press resume to resume animation.
path Display path. The parabolic path of the baseball is drawn on the screen. Press path again to toggle this feature off.
v Velocity vector. The velocity vector of the baseball is displayed. It points in a direction tangent to the path of the baseball. Its magnitude is greatest at the start and end, and its magnitude is smallest at the top. Press v again to toggle this feature off.
vx,vy Velocity components. The horizontal and vertical components of the velocity are displayed. The horizontal component is constant during the entire flight. Press vx,vy again to toggle this feature off.
step Step mode. The animation pauses 5 times during the flight, including the pauses at the beginning and the ending of the flight. Press next to resume animation after each pause. Press step at any time to leave step mode.