Browsing Category: Physics
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The Principle of Conservation of Linear MomentumThe law of conservation of linear momentum: If no external force acts, (that is, if all other forces except the
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Apparent Weight (Reaction) in a Moving LiftWhile going up and down in a lift, we feel that the weight of the body has increased slightly when
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Impulse of Force and Impulsive ForceThe quantity, Impulse of Force, can be used to measure the effect of a force acting on an object over
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Second Law of NewtonFrom Newton's first law of motion, we know that an external unbalanced force is responsible for the change in the
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Momentum (Linear)Understanding Momentum From Newton's first law, we know that a moving object keeps moving in a straight line with constant
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First Law of NewtonIn 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published three laws of motion in his famous book 'Principia'. These laws are called Newton's
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Laws & Equations of Vertical MotionBefore Galileo, scholars believed that if a heavy and a light object are dropped from the same height, the heavier
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Derivation of Equation of Rectilinear MotionThe equations of motion describe the motion of an object in one dimension. These equations establish the relation between four
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AccelerationAcceleration is a physical quantity that measures how quickly the velocity of an object changes. When the velocity of an
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Velocity – Definition, FormulaVelocity is a physical quantity that measures how fast an object moves along a fixed direction. Suppose a car moves