Satellites
This question set contains questions directly relating to satellites and how they contribute to space exploration.
Flight
This question set contains questions directly relating to flight and it’s contribution to the exploration of it and how it led to the exploration of space.
Weight and Mass
This problem set is designed to help students understand the concepts of weight and mass, and to distinguish between the two.
The Atwood Machine
This question derives the equation of acceleration of the Atwood Machine. The properties of this interesting machine will then be analyzed.
Two Blocks and a Pulley
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and Newton’s law through the system of two blocks attached through a pulley and one of them resting on a table.
Jumping
The interaction of the earth with a jumping person is explained using the momentum principle.
Planetoids
Varying systems of small planet like objects are explored in order to successfully apply Newton’s law of gravitation.
Semicircles
This problem set explores the momentum and energy present in balls travelling through semicircles and their relations to the semicircle’s radius.
Blocks on a Pyramid 2
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
Bouncing Balls
Principles of momentum are used to explain what happens when two balls of perfect elasticity are dropped from a certain height.
Two Cannon Problem
Properties of projectile motion and basic reference frames will be explored through a simple example of two moving cannonballs.
Ball on a Moving Cart
The trajectory of a ball dropped from a person on a moving cart will be modelled using both x-position vs. time graphs and y-position vs. time graphs. The scenario will be analyzed from the point of view of an observer on the cart and on the ground.
Cannon on a Moving Cart
What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.