\(\Delta v\) (pronounced 'delta v' is the change in speed of the object. Acceleration is measured in metres per second per second or metres per second squared \(m\, s^{-2}\). How to measure ...

Newton's Second Law states that force equals mass times acceleration. This can be investigated using a set-up like this one. You can use this set-up to investigate how changing two separate factors, ...

Suppose you have a cylinder on an ramp and you let it start rolling down. What will be its acceleration? Great question, right? I like this because it brings in many different concepts in introductory ...

Long cardboard tube, such as an empty roll of wrapping paper, to make your ramp. It should be at least two-and-one-half feet long. A thin book or small wood block to raise one end of your ramp. It ...

It doesn't seem like such a difficult question, but it always brings up great discussions. If you drop a heavy object and a low mass object from the same height at the same time, which will hit the ...