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1. Amusement Park Physics
How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? Design your own roller coaster and experiment with bumper car collisions.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ - 03-01-2004
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3. Block and Tackle
Colorful illustrated tutorial shows how a block and tackle (as well as levers and gears) works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pulley.htm - 01-02-2003
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [1514]
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4. Central Forces with Java
A JAVA applet to simulate orbits in four different central forces: gravity, Yukawa, 1/R^4 and Black Holes
http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~musgrave/cforce/ - 20-02-2003
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [1693]
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5. Free Body Diagrams
A short introduction to and description of free body diagrams which are essential for the understanding of classical mechanics.
http://laser.phys.ualberta.ca/%7Efreeman/enph131/fbd.htm - 28-08-2003
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [663]
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6. Freshman Problems in Mechanics
Links to various problem sets relating to 1 and 2 dimensional kinematics. Easy mechanics problems and solutions.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~dmason/probs/mech.html - 28-06-2001
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [2318]
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7. Gyroscope
Graphics, related links and a video combine to show you how gyroscopes work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope.htm - 25-01-2004
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [510]
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8. How a Gyroscope Works
Explanation of why a gyroscope should resist being turned in any direction perpendicular to its axis.
http://www.accs.net/users/cefpearson/gyro.htm - 20-06-2000
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [286]
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9. How a Helium Balloon Works
Explanation of lifting capabilities of helium, hydrogen and hot air balloons, from How Stuff Works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/helium.htm - 21-08-2003
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Rating: [6.00] Votes: [440]
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