Force & Motion
Physics in Action
Physics of Baseball
Spring has sprung and the batters have swung. Baseball season has officially started. Although the games we watch in the big leagues could be drastically different by changing only one aspect; the bat.
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Physics@Home
Physics in the Sky: Physics on a Plane
This week we’re taking a break from being home and heading to the skies! Now that boring plane ride can be filled with physics!
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People in Physics
James Roche
James Roche is part artist, part skateboarder, part physicist, and full time funny man. This physicist and APS project coordinator knows how to make any experience fun and exciting. Physics after all, can be funny.
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Physics Buzz
Understanding Deadly Ice Avalanches
An ice skating phenomenon might explain the snowball effect behind icy avalanches.Tumbling ice particles collide and melt, accelerating this mini-avalanche. Credit: Barbara Turnbull | University of Nottingham (ISNS) -- The same physics behind ice skatin...
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The Fifth Postulate
Many mathematicians since the time of Euclid attempted to solve a seemingly simple problem about parallel lines without success. Yet the success of their failures would reveal a whole new geometry and description of space and time.
Everyday people experience force and motion. Forces cause motion. This section will explore the connection between force and motion and how it affects technology and engineering.
