Circular motion

  • 10 Olympic Starters
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    10 Olympic starters

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    16 to 18
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    10 intriguing starters related to the mechanics of sport.

  • \Little little g
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    Little little g

    Age
    16 to 18
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    See how little g and your weight varies around the world. Did this variation help Bob Beamon to long-jumping succes in 1968?
  • Motorbike Momentum
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    Motorbike momentum

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    16 to 18
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    A think about the physics of a motorbike riding upside down
  • Gravity paths
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    Gravity paths

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Where will the spaceman go when he falls through these strange planetary systems?
  • Earth orbit
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    Earth orbit

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Follow in the steps of Newton and find the path that the earth follows around the sun.
  • Whirlyball
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    Whirlyball

    Age
    16 to 18
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    Whirl a conker around in a horizontal circle on a piece of string. What is the smallest angular speed with which it can whirl?
  • Eclipses of the Sun
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    Eclipses of the sun

    Mathematics has allowed us now to measure lots of things about eclipses and so calculate exactly when they will happen, where they can be seen from, and what they will look like.