This video covers: - What a resultant force is - What free body diagrams are - How to calculate the resultant force from a free body diagram - The idea of splitting up the forces into horizontal and vertical components General info: -...

Tribology: it's a funny-sounding word you might not have heard before, but it could change how you see and interact with the physical world, says mechanical engineer Jennifer Vail. Offering lessons from tribology -- the study of friction...

Professor Cyril Hilsum has written an article entitled "Flat-panel electronic displays: a triumph of physics, chemistry and engineering" for the issue "Personal perspectives in the physical sciences for the Royal Society's 350th...

This content explains how to solve a physics problem involving a sphere suspended by a cord and pushed by a horizontal breeze, holding it in equilibrium at an angle. Learn to apply Newton's Laws and resolve forces to find the magnitude...

This content solves a physics problem involving two connected blocks under a constant horizontal force, exploring their interactions and motion. Learn to apply Newton's Laws and free body diagrams to calculate acceleration and an unknown...

This content analyzes a physics problem involving a monkey climbing a rope to lift a package, applying Newton's Laws of Motion. Learn to calculate the minimum acceleration required to lift the package and the subsequent acceleration and...

This content explains how to determine the net force acting on a particle when its position is given as a time-dependent function. Learn to use differentiation to find velocity and acceleration, then apply Newton's Second Law to...

This content analyzes a physics problem involving a ball connected by two strings to a rotating vertical rod, undergoing circular motion. It demonstrates how to calculate the tension in the lower string, the net force on the ball, and...

This content explains and solves a physics problem involving an inelastic collision in rotational motion. A uniform rod, pivoted at one end, collides with a putty ball that sticks to its end. The solution demonstrates how to calculate...

This content addresses a physics problem focused on the vertical motion of a thrown ball. It outlines how to determine both the time to reach maximum height and the maximum height achieved by the ball, by applying kinematic equations and...

This content explains how to determine the masses of three connected boxes hanging in equilibrium by applying Newton's Second Law of Motion. Learn to use free body diagrams and tension forces to solve for unknown masses in a stationary...

This content presents a solved physics problem that calculates the frictional force and acceleration of a 3.5 kg block pushed along a horizontal floor by a 15 N force at a 40° angle to the horizontal. It demonstrates the application of...

This content outlines a structured approach to solving a physics problem involving a chain of five links being lifted vertically with constant acceleration. It emphasizes the combined application of Newton's Second and Third Laws of...

This content walks through a multi-step physics problem involving a block sliding down a frictionless surface and undergoing an inelastic collision with a pivoted rod, causing the combined system to swing upwards. It demonstrates the...

This content solves a multi-part physics problem involving a solid ball that first rolls smoothly along a horizontal path, then up a ramp onto a plateau, and finally launches horizontally to land at a specific distance. It demonstrates...

This content delves into the physics of a falling cylindrical chimney, treating it as a thin rod rotating about its base. It uses energy conservation to determine the angular velocity and subsequently calculates the radial and tangential...

This video covers: - How to represent forces with scale diagrams - Finding the resultant force from vectors - How to resolve vectors by splitting them into horizontal and vertical components General info: - Suitable for all GCSE courses...

In this video, the teacher introduces the topic of penguins and provides information about their habitat, physical characteristics, adaptations, and social behavior. The video also includes review questions to test the viewers'...

Ronak came up with a new design for the phoropter, the device used to determine eye-glass prescriptions. It's basically been unchanged for 200 years. Using a liquid lens, he miniaturized the device and wrote an algorithm to determine...

Food provides our bodies with the energy to go about our daily tasks, but we don't eat only for our physical health. Our brains are also deeply connected to our food.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek recounts how imprecise editing in popular science media can lead to apocalyptic visions, as well as awkwardly hilarious moments. Scientists, writers, and artists take to the stage to tell...

"The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man," said David Hilbert, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th century. A subject extensively studied by philosophers, mathematicians, and more...

Episode 23 #YourDailyEquation: Classical and Quantum Physics describe reality in completely different ways. Yet, in 1927, Paul Ehrenfest showed how Newton's equation could be derived from Schrödinger's, establishing a deep continuity in...

Peter Higgs and Francois Englert win Nobel Prize in Physics. Want to know what makes the Higgs Boson Nobel Prize-worthy? Brian Greene explains. The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and...