Re: hunter and monkey

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From: Pat Callahan pxc17
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 1994 02:42

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Another suggestion to liven up the Interactive Physics demo of the monkey
and the hunter is to add a slider that changes the direction of the initial
velocity.  A favorite of mine is also to provide buttons to change the frame
of reference that the observer watches the simulation.  i've written my
interaction as shooting at a falling star, when the "bullet" hits the star,
look at the situation from the stars frame of reference and have the
students explain what they see.  I've found that adding sliders and buttons
to make changes allows for much easier manipulation of variables.
But, this still comes nowhere near replacing the actual demo!
Pat Callahan

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