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Displacement, velocity and acceleration
![10 Olympic Starters](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-7364-icon.png?itok=EiixuNz3)
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problem
Mechanical mindgames
A selection of intriguing questions to consider on mechanics, particularly surrounding the ideas concerning impulse and momentum.
![Phase space](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-7107-icon.png?itok=80oDL5Ev)
![Dangerous driver?](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-6417-icon.gif?itok=m11VPsOa)
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problem
Meeting Point
Malcolm and Nikki run at different speeds. They set off in opposite directions around a circular track. Where on the track will they meet?
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problem
Earth orbit
Follow in the steps of Newton and find the path that the earth
follows around the sun.
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problem
Turbo Tortoise
Harriet Hare and Turbo Tortoise want to cross the finish line together on their 12 mile race.... What time should Harriet set off?
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problem
Out in Space
A space craft is ten thousand kilometres from the centre of the
Earth moving away at 10 km per second. At what distance will it
have half that speed?
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article
Modelling Assumptions in mechanics
An article demonstrating mathematically how various physical
modelling assumptions affect the solution to the seemingly simple
problem of the projectile.
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article
High Jumping
How high can a high jumper jump? How can a high jumper jump higher without jumping higher? Read on...