Strand 1: Forces & Motion
Simulations
1.1 Particle motion in a straight line
- Vector addition (oPhysics source)
- Vector addition and subtraction (oPhysics source)
- Moving man (PhET source)
- Uniformly accelerated motion (oPhysics source)
- Adjust the acceleration (oPhysics source)
- Objects falling in a vacuum (YouTube)
- Objects falling in a vacuum - long version (YouTube)
- Projectile motion (oPhysics source)
- Projectile motion (physicsclassroom.com)
- Tranquilize the monkey (projectiles game)
1.2 Forces acting on a particle
- Collisions (PhET source)
- Forces (PhET source)
- Air resistance simulator (physicsclassroom.com)
- Newton's Three Laws explainer (YouTube video)
- Weighing the Earth - Cavendish experiment (not on the LC course) (YouTube video)
- Cavendish experiment (not on the LC course) (YouTube video)
- Watch the world spin - Foucault's pendulum (not on the LC course) (YouTube video)
- Foucault's pendulum explanation (not on the LC course) (YouTube video)
- Density (PhET source)
- Pressure in a fluid (PhET source)
- Demonstrating atmospheric pressure (YouTube video)
- Buoyancy (PhET source)
1.4 A work-energy model for analysing particle motion
- Conservation of energy explanation (YouTube video)
- Conservation of energy demonstration (YouTube video)