Predictions
Make your predictions before running the computer model. If you set the launcher to shoot the ball straight up in the air (set ), predict how the time the ball remains in the air varies as you increase the initial speed. Will the time in the air increase, remain the same, or decrease as you increase the initial speed?
Run the Model
Set the launch angle to in your computational model and launch the ball with at least five different initial speeds. Record the total time in the air. Plot time in the air vs. initial speed. Explain why we don’t need to plot the horizontal distance vs. time graph for this exercise.
How does your prediction compare to the results of the computational model? If your prediction differed from the model explain how your thoughts have changed as a result of viewing the model.