====== Tech Camp 2017 ======

===== Computer simulation of baseball physics =====
Tuesday, July 18, 1-3:30pm, Kingsbury W114


Good afternoon, campers! In this session we'll be 
    * talking about the physics of projectiles, e.g. a baseball in flight, 
    * looking at the equations of motion of projectiles, with and without turbulent air resistance
    * using numerical simulation methods to solve those equations
    * plotting the results and figuring out the minimum speed and optimum angle to hit a home run
    * comparing what happens at Fenway to what happens in Denver

You'll need to 
    * make a new folder on your computer: ''C:\Users\guestmech\techcamp-2017''
    * download some Matlab files (below) and put them in that folder
    * start Matlab from the application menu
    * open up that folder in Matlab, either from the menu or by typing ''cd C:\Users\guestmech\techcamp-2017'' at the command prompt
    * click on [[gibson:teaching:summer-2017:techcamp:numerical-baseball | Simulating the flight of a baseball]]
    * and then [[gibson:teaching:summer-2017:techcamp:computer-homerun | Hitting a home run]]



Matlab files for you to download and run on the computer.
     * {{ :gibson:teaching:summer-2017:f_nodrag.m}}
     * {{ :gibson:teaching:summer-2017:f_withdrag.m}}
     * {{ :gibson:teaching:summer-2017:baseballsolve.m}}
     * {{ :gibson:teaching:summer-2017:hitball.m}}



Same things as interactive notebooks in the Julia programming language
     * [[http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/url/www.channelflow.org/techcamp-2017/1-Numerical-baseball.ipynb|Numerical baseball, Julia notebook]]
     * [[http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/url/www.channelflow.org/techcamp-2017/2-Computer-homerun.ipynb|Computer home run, Julia notebook]]