Re: Air resistance

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPomona.Edu>]

On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, John Mallinckrodt wrote:

> I am performing a numerical integration (via spreadsheet) of the 
> equations of motion 
>
>        d/dt d(t) = v(t)     and      d/dt v(t) = g - r*[v(t)]^n
>
> based on the following:
>
> 1) An assumed value for g of 9.8 m/s^2
>
> 2) Five fit parameters: do = d(1.4s), vo = v(1.4s), g, r, and n
> ...

Oops!  I meant to eliminate "1)" above.  As noted later, I usually kept g
constant at 9.8 m/s^2, but it is, formally, a parameter of the fit.

John
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