Amusement Park Physics «
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ | | How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? design your own roller coaster and experiment with bumper car collisions. |
An introduction to physics - Mechanics «
http://www.mcasco.com/p1intro.html | | An introduction to classical mechanics. suitable for students who are beginning the subject. |
Block and Tackle «
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pulley.htm | | Colorful illustrated tutorial shows how a block and tackle (as well as levers and gears) works. |
Central Forces with Java «
http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~musgrave/cforce/ | | A java applet to simulate orbits in four different central forces: gravity , yukawa , 1/r^4 and black holes |
Chaotic Systems «
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/subsection3_2_5.html | | A brief overview of chaos theory and applications in classical mechanics. |
Classical Mechanics on About. com «
http://physics.about.com/cs/mechanics/ | | Articles with practical advice and solutions for lots of topical problems. |
Classical Mechanics on Wikipedia «
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics | | Free online encyclopedia with description of the theory and history of classical mechanics. |
Derivation of basic gyroscope formula «
http://www.andrijar.com/gyroscope/gyroscope.htm | | Web page contains intuitive and clear , simple and intuitive derivation of gyroscope effect’s formula. |
Freshman Problems in Mechanics «
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~dmason/probs/mech.html | | Links to various problem sets relating to 1 and 2 dimensional kinematics. easy mechanics problems and solutions. |
Gravity «
http://www.angelfire.com/geek/alphabeta/ | | If you want to learn about gravity come here. |
Gyroscope «
http://www.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm | | Graphics , related links and a video combine to show you how gyroscopes work. |
How a Helium Balloon Works «
http://www.howstuffworks.com/helium.htm | | Explanation of lifting capabilities of helium , hydrogen and hot air balloons , from how stuff works. |
Kepler's Laws «
http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~larry/orbits/kepler.html | | Summary of kepler's three laws. |
Kepler's Laws «
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/kepler/index.asp | | Article in the platonic realms. gives an novice's overview of kepler's laws. |
On a general Method of expressing the Paths of Light, and of the Planets, by the Coefficients of a Characteristic Function «
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Hamilton/LightPlanets/LightPlanets.html | | An original paper by william rowan hamilton , dated 1833. |
