Vol. 55 No. 1 (2017): SCHOOL SCIENCE
Articles

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS WITH SPREADSHEET – II

Mahesh Shetty
Department of Physics Wilson College, Chowpatty Mumbai 400007
A. K. Mody
C-14 Beverly Hiils Lam Road, Devlali

Published 2026-07-09

How to Cite

Shetty, M., & Mody, A. K. (2026). COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS WITH SPREADSHEET – II. SCHOOL SCIENCE, 55(1), p.68-70. https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5175

Abstract

In classroom teaching, students are often shown graphs of relations derived which they themselves never generate using calculator as it becomes cumbersome and time consuming. This leaves a gap in their understanding of visualising mathematical dependence from the mathematical formula. The spreadsheet becomes an efficient means of generating data from the known mathematical relation. In this article we discuss three examples viz. δ v/s  i  curve for prism, trajectory of a projectile, exponential growth and decay and addition of simple harmonic oscillations.