v0 = 5
g = 9.81
n = 10

t_stop = 2 * v0 / g
h = t_stop / n

#a) Fill the list using a for-loop (recommended):
y = []
for i in range(n + 1):
    t = i * h
    y.append(v0 * t - 0.5 * g * t**2)
print(y)

#b) Same operation using a while loop:
t = 0
y = []
"""When comparing floats, it is safer to 
use < and a tolerance than using <=
"""
tol = 1e-8
while t < t_stop + tol: 
    y.append(v0 * t - 0.5 * g * t**2)
    t = t + h

print(y)

"""
Terminal> python ball_table1.py 
[0.0, 0.4587155963302752, 0.8154943934760448, 1.070336391437309, 1.2232415902140672, 1.27420998980632, 1.2232415902140674, 1.070336391437309, 0.8154943934760448, 0.4587155963302756, 0.0]
[0.0, 0.4587155963302752, 0.8154943934760448, 1.070336391437309, 1.2232415902140672, 1.27420998980632, 1.2232415902140674, 1.070336391437309, 0.8154943934760448, 0.4587155963302756, 0.0]
"""