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Kepler's equation and some of its pearls

Francisco G. M. Orlando, C. Farina, Carlos A. D. Zarro, P. Terra
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 86, 849–858 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5055760
Published: November 2018
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Oblique collisions of baseballs and softballs with a bat

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Jeffrey R. Kensrud, Alan M. Nathan, Lloyd V. Smith
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 503–509 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4982793
Published: July 2017
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Using Statcast to lift the discussion of projectile motion

P. B. Siegel
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 313–314 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4975302
Published: April 2017
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Trajectory of a projectile on a frictional inclined plane

Xiaosun Wang
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 764–768 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4875538
Published: August 2014
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The ellipse in parabolic motion: An undergraduate experiment

M. A. Carrillo-Bernal, P. E. Mancera-Piña, H. H. Cerecedo-Núñez, P. Padilla-Sosa, H. N. Núñez-Yépez, A. L. Salas-Brito
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 354–356 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864291
Published: April 2014
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Generalization of Torricelli's parabola to problems with a moving source

G. R. Heppler, G. M. T. D'Eleuterio
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 754–761 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4816689
Published: October 2013
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Locating the source of projectile fluid droplets

Christopher R. Varney, Fred Gittes
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 838–842 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3591319
Published: August 2011
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The classical dynamics of Rydberg Stark atoms in momentum space

J. Murray-Krezan
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 1007–1011 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2961081
Published: November 2008
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Forensic Physics 101: Falls from a height

Rod Cross
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 76, 833–837 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2919736
Published: September 2008
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Golfer’s dilemma

Marco Gualtieri, Tadashi Tokieda, L. Advis-Gaete, B. Carry, E. Reffet, Claude Guthmann
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 74, 497–501 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2180281
Published: June 2006
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Optimal exit: Solar escape as a restricted three-body problem

Nicholas Johann Harmon, Christine Leidel, John F. Lindner
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 71, 871–877 (2003)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1557304
Published: September 2003
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Aim high and go far—Optimal projectile launch angles greater than 45°

Richard H. Price, Joseph D. Romano
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 66, 109–113 (1998)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18804
Published: February 1998
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The physics of the drive in golf

William M. MacDonald, Stephen Hanzely
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 59, 213–218 (1991)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.16564
Published: March 1991
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Baseball–bat collisions and the resulting trajectories of spinning balls

Robert G. Watts, Steven Baroni
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 57, 40–45 (1989)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.15864
Published: January 1989
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Ideal ballistic trajectories revisited

H. A. Buckmaster
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 53, 638–641 (1985)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14273
Published: July 1985
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Maximum Range of a Projectile in Vacuum on a Spherical Earth

Leon Blitzer, Albert D. Wheelon
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 25, 21–24 (1957)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1996071
Published: January 1957
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