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The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Internal vs. External Forces
Through illustrated examples and interactive examples, students learn about the two categories of forces are referred to as internal forces and external forces.
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The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, Power: Situations Involving External Forces
Through interactive exercises and illustrated examples, students analyze situations involving external forces.
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The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Mechanical Energy Is Conserved
In this interactive exercise, explore the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work.
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The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Application/practice Questions
Through illustrated examples and practice problems, students apply the relationship between work and mechanical energy change to a variety of motion scenarios in order to test our understanding.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Centripetal Force
Through illustrated examples and practice problems, students explore the centripetal force requirement. So for an object moving in a circle, there must be an inward force acting upon it in order to cause its inward acceleration.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion:circular Motion Mathematics
Using the values of speed, acceleration, and force, students explore and analyze the motion of objects in circles.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Amusement Park Physics
In this interactive module, students explore the centripetal acceleration experienced by riders within the circular-shaped sections of a roller coaster track.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Athletics
Students investigate a variety of applications of circular motion principles to the world of sports, and use Newton's laws to mathematically analyze such motions. The emphasis will not be upon an investigation of the details of every...
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Gravity More Than a Name
This tutorial is intended for students to strengthen their understanding of gravitation and understand the nature of this force.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Inverse Square Law
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice, students explore Newton's ability to relate the cause for heavenly motion (the orbit of the moon about the earth) to the cause for Earthly motion (the falling of an apple to the...
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Universal Gravitation Law
Through interactive illustrations and practice problems, students study Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Cavendish & Value of G
Students discover how the value of G in the universal gravitation constant was determined.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: The Value of G
In learning about the Law of Universal Gravitation, students explore the value of G, and understand why this value is so location dependent on Earth.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Kepler's Three Laws
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students explore Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Principles for Satellites
Students explore how a satellite's motion is governed by the same physics principles and described by the same mathematical equations.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Satellite Motion Math
In this interactive physics tutorial, students explore the variety of mathematical equations that describe the motion of satellites.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Weightlessness in Orbit
Through illustrated examples and practice problems, this interactive physics tutorial helps students clear up their possible misconceptions about weightlessness.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Energy in Satellites
Through interactive practice problems and illustrated examples, students explore energy relationships for satellites.
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Thermometers as Speedometers
Through interactive exercises and illustrated tutorials, students answer the fundamental questions: What is the reading on a thermometer the reflection of? What does temperature measure?
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: What Is Heat?
This physics tutorial is devoted to understanding how the relative temperature of two objects affects the direction that heat is transferred between the two objects.
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Methods of Heat Transfer
With illustrated examples, students better understand the three methods of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Rates of Heat Transfer
Through illustrated examples and interactive examples, students investigate the topic of the rate of heat transfer.
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: What Does Heat Do?
This physics tutorial covers the topic of measuring the quantity of heat that is transferred between the system and the surroundings. Students learn about calorimetry- the science associated with determining the changes in energy of a...
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The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Measuring the Quantity of Heat
Through interactive exercises and illustrated example problems, students learn about specific heat capacity and measuring the quantity of heat.