A 15 page FREE e-book(pdf 477 KB) Mechanics Part Four 'Momentum & Impulse'.Divided into 3 sections viz.impulse, conservation of momentum and coefficient of restitution.
Moments and the principle of moments explained. problems on parallel forces.What is a couple? Centre of mass or centroid, toppling - examples. Calculation of centroid position with integration - tr...
The force that opposes motion is called friction.The laws of friction are explained in full together with the coefficient of friction and the angle of friction.Examples to illustrate.
The Coefficient of Restitution (e) is a variable number with no units, with limits from zero to one. 0 ≤ e ≤ 1
'e' is a consequence of Newton's Experimental Law of Impact, which describes how the...
The principle of conservation of momentum is described and how it is used for calculating the common velocity of two objects sticking together after impact, also the speed of recoil as applied to g...
Momentum is the product of mass and velocity,while impulse is simply the force multiplied by the time the force acts.Here you will be introduced to the units of momentum and impulse and how they ar...
A 21 page FREE e-book(pdf 663 KB) Mechanics Part One 'Linear Motion'.Divided into 3 sections viz.uniform accleration,non-uniform accleration,simple harmonic motion.
Hooke's Law regarding the extension of a spiral spring/elastic string,derivation of an expression for the energy stored in a spring,the Spring Constant,units,worked examples.
Extra notes on circular motion, concerning the conical pendulum and a mass moving in a vertical circle.Solution of problems is by resolution of forces vertically and horizontally to form simultaneo...
Power is by definition the rate of working while efficiency is the ratio of useful work out divided by total work done, expressed as a percentage.here you will find many worked examples to illustra...
Work done equals the force times the distance the force moves but it is also equal to the change in kinetic energy.Worked problems on work,energy,gravitational potential energy,kinetic energy and t...
Connected particles are usually bodies joined by strings or straight bars.Worked examples on pulleys,towe-bars,incline d planes,inclined planes with pulleys,ascending and descending lifts.
The equations from Newton's Laws explained.Worked problems on linear acceleration and retardation.Definition of momentum and units.The Newton as the unit of force.
Relative motion explored in some detail using unit vectors.Notes and examples on velocity in one dimension and two dimensions, also acceleration in two dimensions.Many clear, coloured diagrams to i...
Circular motion described with equations for angular velocity,angle & velocity and by using vectors.Displacement vector, velocity vector and acceleration vector explained with clear illustrations a...
Looking at the horizontal & vertical velocity components and time of flight of a projectile,also calculation of maximum height,range and velocity of impact.