Appendix A. Programs from the Book

This appendix contains the source code for the programs in the book. You can also find the source code online at the author’s website, as well as built into techBASIC and techBASIC Sampler. Look in the Maker Books folder in the techBASIC Programs directory.

Juno Simulation

This text-based BASIC program appears in Chapter 14. It is a one-dimensional simulation of the flight of Juno. The program will run in almost any implementation of BASIC with little or no change.

You can easily change the program to simulate other rocket flights. The lines to edit appear near the top of the listing.

rocketMass is the mass of the rocket in kilograms. The best way to get this value is to weigh the rocket on a kitchen scale. The weight ...

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