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Dynamics Review
Throughout the study of exterior ballistics, dynamics play a great role in the ight of the
projectile. The Coriolis effect in long-range trajectories or the drag changes due to the preces-
sional and nutational motion of the projectile are just two examples of the effect of projectile
body dynamics on ight. We will nd that at least a cursory review of dynamics is essential
to the understanding of projectile motion. Analyzing dynamics of projectile ight is best
approached through the use of vectors and we will begin our review with their study.
A vector is dened as a quantity having a magnitude and a direction. Two vectors ...