![]() Today, it is the most commonly used bullet shape for hunting and target shooting applications. The Pejsa book is focused on the spitzer (German for pointed) bullet shape, and I will concentrate on the spitzer shape as well. It also demonstrates the power of a computer algebra system. ![]() The overall exercise was a good exercise in applied mathematics. ![]() I will develop an algorithm for computing the mass of bullet and will test this algorithm on a real bullet design. I thought the mass calculation would be a good example to use to demonstrate the power of computer algebra system to solve real problems. I used to do a lot of BASIC programming myself, but in recent years I have found computer algebra systems to be more convenient for the working engineer to use on a daily basis. I made this choice after reading an interesting article that computed bullet mass using a BASIC program. To make this learning exercise more concrete, I decided to focus on developing a general algorithm for computing the mass of a spitzer bullet. Figure 1: Example of a Few Bullet Shapes.
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