Forces and Motion

Operating the space shuttle or launching a communications satellite using a rocket obviously need a total understanding of forces and motion. This knowledge is just as necessary for many less spectacular uses which we come across every day. Designing cars, bikes and even chairs and tables also relies on our understanding of force and motion.

The way in which forces affect a whole range of materials is also very relevant to everyday life. This includes how materials are stretched and squeezed and how forces affect liquids and gases.

• Force and Acceleration
  • Units and Symbols - Shorthand
  • Distance, Time and Speed
  • Constant Speed Graph
  • Changing Speed Graph
  • Speed or Velocity?
  • Acceleration
  • Acceleration - Changing Speed
  • Acceleration - Changing Direction
  • Force and Changing Velocity
  • Force, Mass and Acceleration
  • Interactions
  • Hidden Forces
• Force and Non-uniform Motion
  • Forces Acting on Falling Objects
  • Terminal Velocity
• Force and Pressure on Solids, Liquids and Gases
  • Forces Stretching Springs
  • Forces Stretching Materials
  • Pressure - Forces in Liquids
  • Hydraulics - Force in Action