Physics

Projectile Motion

Projectile Motion 555 295 Teaching Staff

Overview Physics in general can be regarded as the study of how things work and operate in our day to day lives. It can help explain anything as simple as…

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Rockets: How Do They fly?

Rockets: How Do They fly? 1280 853 Teaching Staff

Rockets. We can all picture one, blasting off from a launch tower amid a roar of smoke and fire, riding a tail of flames higher and higher until finally coming…

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Forces in Physics

Forces in Physics 695 686 Teaching Staff

There are several different types of forces that exist. One way of categorizing different forces is into contact and non-contact forces. A contact force requires something to be physically touching…

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Math and Physics Review of Curling and Bobsled

Math and Physics Review of Curling and Bobsled 150 150 Deborah

Overview Curling and bobsled are winter sports that rely on friction against an icy track or surface. In curling, a special stone is moved by a combination of momentum and…

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Science Review of Dark Matter

Science Review of Dark Matter 150 150 Deborah

Overview The type of energy and matter that we can observe in the universe is thought to be only a small fraction of its total contents, less than 5%.  Dark…

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Science Review of Plasma

Science Review of Plasma 150 150 Deborah

Overview Plasma is often called the fourth state of matter, as it has properties different from all the other states.  Most of the matter contained in stars, interstellar clouds, and…

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Science Review of Soccer

Science Review of Soccer 150 150 Deborah

Overview The sport of soccer is popular worldwide. Like other sports, the ball and the players follow laws of physics as games are played, especially Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction,…

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Math and Physics Review of Basketball

Math and Physics Review of Basketball 150 150 Deborah

Overview The sport of basketball combines high energy with a fast pace. Although it is not essential to be an expert in math and physics to be a great basketball…

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Science Review of the Search for the Higgs Boson

Science Review of the Search for the Higgs Boson 150 150 Deborah

Overview The Higgs boson is an elementary particle that is different from all others in the Standard Model of Quantum Physics. It is essential to the process governing mass in…

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Science Review of Matter and Antimatter

Science Review of Matter and Antimatter 150 150 Deborah

 Overview According to the Standard Model of Particle Physics, elementary and composite particles of matter exist. Both elementary and composite particles have corresponding antiparticles, as mirror images with the same…

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