This was a Physics I extra credit assignment that displays a system of objects in motion reacting to each others presence in accordance to Netwon's Third Law.
The algorithm was developed in a single function at first and used a spreadsheet to plot the path of the planet.
After confirming that the method worked, I built a PyGame interface to display the graphics.
The challenging part of this program was to display what was happening with the models in the simulation.
By developing a simple camera model that allows the user to change the position of the view and zoom. I also included a feature to keep a specific body in the center of the camera's view port so that one could simulate our understanding of the solar system before the Copernican Revolution.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/KKm9c603qiQ?rel=0&vq=hd720
Must have PyGame installed.
python main.py