Mechanics
Motion, forces, energy, oscillations, and gravitation.
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3D Collision Lab: Momentum in Three Dimensions
Explore how mass, impact offset, and restitution shape three-dimensional collision outcomes while total momentum remains traceable.
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Compare momentum conservation and kinetic energy changes for two carts in one-dimensional collisions.
Free Body Diagram Builder
Resolve forces on a block into weight, normal, friction, applied, and net-force vectors on an inclined plane.
Inclined Plane with Friction
Resolve gravity into parallel and normal components to predict sliding motion on a ramp.
Projectile Motion
Explore parabolic trajectories, range, launch angle, gravity, and drag with a deterministic 2D model.
Simple Pendulum
Study nonlinear pendulum motion, the small-angle period approximation, damping, and energy exchange.
Springs and Simple Harmonic Motion
Connect Hooke's law, angular frequency, damping, and phase-space motion in a spring-mass system.
Torque and Rotational Equilibrium
Balance a beam by changing masses, lever arms, and pivot position while watching net torque and center of mass.
Uniform Circular Motion
Explore how constant speed around a circle still requires inward acceleration and net force.
Work-Energy Skate Track
Connect gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, frictional work, and total energy on a curved skate track.