Newton's laws of motion

There are 3 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Newton's laws of motion
Whirlyball
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Whirlyball

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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?
Phase space
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Phase space

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16 to 18
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Explore the issues surrounding the concept of Phase Space.
Modelling Assumptions in mechanics
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Modelling assumptions in mechanics

An article demonstrating mathematically how various physical modelling assumptions affect the solution to the seemingly simple problem of the projectile.