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HW1/projectile.m

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+function h=projectile(v_mag,theta)
+%input inital velocity v_mag
+%input theta
+angle=theta*(pi/180); %Converts the angle into radians
+g=9.81;  %acceleration due to gravity
+x_position=2.37;%max x-position where the height will be calculated
+hi=1.72; %height where the dart begins its projectile motion
+vy=v_mag*sin(angle); %inital velocity in the y direction
+vx=v_mag*cos(angle); %inital velocity in the x direction
+t_air=x_position/vx; %The total flight time in seconds
+y_d=(vy*t_air)-(.5*g*(t_air.^2)); %the y position not including the inital height 
+h=y_d+hi %Final height after including the inital height before thrown
+
+
+%Pull function setdefaults
+setdefaults
+%plotting points
+t= 0:.01:t_air; %range for the time from 0 to end of flight, space .01
+x=vx*t %calculating x position
+y_d=(vy*t)-(.5*g*(t.^2));%y position without inital height
+y=y_d+hi %calculating y position 
+%Ploting x and y points
+plot(x,y)
+%axis labels and title
+xlabel('x position')
+ylabel('y position')
+title('Projectile Motion of Darts')
+end

HW1/setdefaults.m

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+set(0, 'defaultAxesFontSize', 16)
+set(0,'defaultTextFontSize',14)
+set(0,'defaultLineLineWidth',3)

README.md

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-# Computational Mechanics
+# Computational Jokes
 ## ME 3255 Spring 2017
 ### Github page: [https://github.uconn.edu/rcc02007/ME3255S2017.git]
 ### Public (ipynb rendering)[https://github.com/cooperrc/ME3255S2017]

extra_credit_1/data.csv

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 radius (cm), angle (degrees)
-0, 0
-2.25, 62
+7.00, 96
+3.90, 186
+2.95, 166
+8.60, 262
+2.50, 355