Mechanical Engineering

So far in Lesson 2 you have learned the following conceptual notions about projectiles. ·         A…

As discussed earlier in this lesson, a projectile is an object upon which the only force…

Many students have difficulty with the concept that the only force acting upon an upward…

What is a Projectile? ·           In Unit 1 of the Physics Classroom Tutorial, we learned a variety…

A force vector that is directed upward and rightward has two parts - an upward…

The effect of the wind upon the plane is similar to the effect of the…

To illustrate this principle, consider a plane flying amidst a tailwind. A tailwind is merely a…

On occasion objects move within a medium that is moving with respect to an observer.…

Now we will consider situations in which the two (or more) vectors that are being…

The above discussion explains the method for determining the magnitude of the resultant for three…