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Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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Novel Derivation of Equations of Motion for a Body Falling with Resistance
Chong, Zhiwei; Wu, Zhuoyi; Wei, Yajun
Physics Education, v57 n1 Article 015017 Jan 2022
The motion equations of a body under gravity and resistance linearly dependent on speed are usually analysed by solving differential equations. In this paper we report a derivation not explicitly involving differential equations but instead based on some elementary mathematical operations. The derivation uses only knowledge covered in a typical secondary school mathematics syllabus.
Descriptors: Motion, Equations (Mathematics), Physics, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Calculus, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Curriculum
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