Forces and Motion: Basics
Description
  • Identify when forces are balanced vs unbalanced.
  • Determine the sum of forces (net force) on an object with more than one force on it.
  • Predict the motion of an object with zero net force.
  • Predict the direction of motion given a combination of forces.
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English
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pHET Interactive Simulations
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Creator/Author
Noah Podolefsky (Lead)
Optimal angle for a projectile part 1: Components of initial velocity
Description

You want a projectile to fly as far as possible, at which angle should you launch it? We'll start with formulas for the initial velocity.

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English
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Khan Academy
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Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Instantaneous speed and velocity
Description

Instantaneous speed is a measurement of how fast an object is moving at that particular moment. Instantaneous velocity is a vector quantity that includes both the speed and the direction in which the object is moving. Learn how to find an object’s instantaneous speed or velocity in three ways - by using calculus, by looking at the slope of a given point on a graph of an object’s rate vs. time, or by using kinematic formulas if the object’s acceleration is constant. 

Language
English
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Publisher
Khan Academy
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Creator/Author
David SantoPietro
Average velocity and speed worked example
Description

Solving a word problem to find average velocity and speed of an object in one-dimension.

Language
English
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Publisher
Khan Academy
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Creator/Author
Sal Khan
Motion in One Dimension
Description

This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

Language
English
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Publisher
Department of Higher Education
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Creator/Author
Leigh Kleynhans