Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation proposed that the gravitational attraction between any two objects…

Isaac Newton compared the acceleration of the moon to the acceleration of objects on earth.…

In the early 1600's, German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler mathematically analyzed known astronomical data in order…

Universal Gravitation Nearly every child knows of the word gravity. Gravity is the name associated with…

Circular motion is common to almost all sporting events. Whether it is sports car racing…

People are wild about amusement parks. Each day, we flock by the millions to the…

Applications of Circular Motion Newton's second law states that the acceleration of an object is directly…

There are three mathematical quantities that will be of primary interest to us as we analyze the…

When the subject of circular motion is discussed, it is not uncommon to hear mention…

An object moving in a circle is experiencing an acceleration. Even if moving around the…