Coulomb’s Law
The behavior of electric forces between charged particles will be explored in detail. Scenarios involving up to 3 charged particles will be considered.
Force on a Third Charge
This question set applies Coulomb’s Law to problems involving multiple charges. Vector addition is required to determine the net force on a charge in different arrangements.
Crane
The physics of a crane are explained using torque and equilibrium.
Planetoids
Varying systems of small planet like objects are explored in order to successfully apply Newton’s law of gravitation.
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.
Blocks on a Pyramid
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.
Cruising Car
An introduction to acceleration and newton’s laws using a demonstration of a commuting car.
Weight in an Elevator
How does a reading on a scale change when on a moving elevator? Scenarios with an elevator moving at different velocities and acceleration will be considered. The concepts learned will then be used to analyze data from a real-life experiment.
Tension Forces
The following set of questions apply Newton’s Second Law to scenarios with multiple blocks held together by the tension force from strings.