Simple script for generating position vs. time data for a constant velocity particle.

positionvstime.py

# Written by Evan Weinberg
# This program creates a table of values of a particle moving at constant velocity as a function of time.
# The velocity, position, and time at the beginning of the interval can all be set in the lines below.


velocity = -1.5 
initial_x = 18 
delta_t = 0.1
total_T = 10


current_x = initial_x
current_time = 0

total_steps = total_T*1./delta_t
current_step = 0
while(current_step<=total_steps):
	print "Time: %s Current Position: %s" % (current_time, current_x)
	current_time += delta_t
	current_x = current_x + velocity*delta_t
	current_step += 1