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The projectile model

The projectile model

Projectile launched from the origin with axes, angle theta, initial velocity U, components U cos theta and U sin theta, parabolic path, and downward gravity arrow

A projectile is an object that moves only under gravity after it has been launched. In the standard model, air resistance is ignored, the object is treated as a particle, and the acceleration is constant: g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8 \, \text{m s}^{-2}g=9.8m s−2 vertically downward.

Projectiles Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Projectiles

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level Maths Projectiles for A Level Maths. Each lesson breaks down 6.1 Horizontal Projection, 6.2 Horizontal and Vertical Components, 6.3 Projection at Any Angle, and 6.4 Projectile Motion Formulae, then works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with the core pure algebra and calculus toolkit early, since almost every mechanics and statistics topic on the course depends on it.