Animation with Algodoo: a simple tool for teaching and learning physics

摘要

In the present work we have made use of the animation freeware Algodoo, as an easyhandling tool to teach and learn physics. The animation is based on the obliquemotion model and we have described the movement qualitatively, showing changesin the trajectory of an object as we modify the control parameters, such as speed andlaunch angle. Exploring the software graphical tools, the consistency between theresults obtained by the animation and the literature is maintained, for example themaximum height and the rise time of the disc. This tool can be applied to studentsfrom different education levels, and also to undergraduate and high school students.The aim this paper is to use Algodoo for didactic purposes.