| The final program
is devoted to the ball's flight after the batter's
hit. The Flight takes into consideration perfect
projectile motion, launch angle, air drag, turbulence,
temperature, air density and, of course, the Magnus
force -- all the factors that go into sending a baseball
from home plate over the fence more than 350 feet
away.
Lesson Plans:
To Bounce or Not to Bounce
Projectile Range Activity
Graphing Calculator Activity
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