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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations
In this interactive physics tutorial, investigate the use of equations to describe and represent the motion of objects. These equations are known as kinematic equations.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations/problem Solving
In this tutorial, investigate the process of using the equations to determine unknown information about an object's motion.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations and Free Fall
Students practice applying free fall concepts to problem-solving in this interactive physics tutorial.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations and Graphs
In this interactive physics tutorial, students investigate the relationships between two methods available to solve problems involving the numerical relationships between displacement, velocity, acceleration and time.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vectors/direction
The emphasis of this unit is to understand some fundamentals about vectors, and to apply the fundamentals in order to understand motion and forces that occur in two dimensions.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Addition
In this physics tutorial, the task of summing vectors will be extended to cases in which the vectors are directed in directions other than purely vertical and horizontal.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Resultants
This physics tutorial illustrates problems that show the vector sum of two or more vectors is the resultant.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Components
Students examine examples of vectors that are directed in two dimensions- upward and rightward, northward and westward, eastward and southward, etc.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Resolution
In this unit, students learn two basic methods for determining the magnitudes of the components of a vector directed in two dimensions. The two methods of vector resolution students will examine are the parallelogram method the...
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Component Addition
In this physics tutorial, students learn how to approach more complex vector addition situations by combining the concept of vector components and the principles of vector resolution with the use of the Pythagorean theorem.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Relative Velocity
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students explore problems that involve relative velocity- where the actual motion of an object is different than its motion relative to a stationary observer.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion/forces in Two Dimensions: Perpendicular Components
This physics tutorial provides students illustrated examples and interactive practice problems containing perpendicular components of motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Non Horizontally Launched Projectile Problems
In this physics tutorial on vectors, the use of kinematic equations to solve non-horizontally launched projectiles is demonstrated.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Forces in Two Dimensions: Addition of Forces
In this tutorial, examine the effect of forces acting at angles to the horizontal, such that the force has an influence in two dimensions- horizontally and vertically.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Resolution of Forces
This interactive tutorial helps students determine the components of a vector to better understand resolution of forces.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Double Trouble in 2 Dimensions
In this interactive tutorial, analyze two-body problems in which the objects are moving in different directions.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Acceleration
Through illustrated examples and interactive exercises, students explore acceleration of an object moving in a circular motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Newton's 2nd Law Revisited
In this interactive module, students use free-body diagrams, Newton's second law equation, and circular motion concepts to analyze a variety of physical situations involving the motion of objects in circles or along curved paths.
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The Physics Classroom: The Strucure of Matter
This interactive tutorial begins with an understanding of the structure of matter. Understanding charge as a fundamental quantity demands that we have an understanding of the structure of an atom. Learn the atomic structure of an atom an...
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The Physics Classroom: Conductors and Insulators
This online tutorial helps students understand how the transfer of charge between objects occurs more readily if two objects are made of a conducting material. Conductors allow for charge transfer through the free movement of electrons....
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The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Lesson 2: Charging by Induction
Investigate how to charge objects by induction. Follow up with the suggested interactivity which helps drive home the concept of charging by induction and ends with a game. Test understanding of the concept with provided comprehension...
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The Physics Classroom: Electrostatics: Lesson 4: Electric Field Intensity
A lesson enhancing students understanding of electrostatics. Recognize electric fields and know the strengths they can have. Identify the formula to determine the strength of those fields. Check out the interactive featured in the...
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The Physics Classroom: Lightning
In this interactive tutorial students will explore what is the cause and mechanism associated with lightning strikes, They will investiage how lightning rods serve to protect buildings from the devastating effects of a lightning strikes....
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The Physics Classroom: What Is an Electric Circuit?
In this tutorial the concept of electric potential difference is discussed. Electric potential is the amount of electric potential energy per unit of charge that would be possessed by a charged object if placed within an electric field...