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Now I think I get it. With a large time step energy is not conserved. If the time step is decreased, and approaches 0 seconds then is energy conservation maintained?

This is great thanks. I didn't realize that air resistance is proportional to (v-vwind)^2. For some reason I was under the impression that air resistance is proportional to k*v where k is a constant. Would you recommend 4th order Runge-Kutta to solve these iterations. In what way do those...

So if y = 5t - 5t^2 the differential equation is dy/dt = 5 - 10t. How do I account for air resistance and wind blowing. The horizontal wind error sounds like something that definitely might happen if I approach the problem this way. Is there a better way maybe? Because Robot Unicorn Attack and...

I've been trying to make an online game using the rules of physics. If I'm not mistaken this flash game uses Newtonian physics by generating a vertical parabola to simulate gravity. I also realize that acceleration in the x direction can occur. Are there any other sort of kinematic principles I...