PHYS 1510: Quasars and Cosmology

School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Physics Behind Normal Force: Car & Driver on a Hill's Rounded Top at S

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Unpack the concept of normal force on a sports car and its driver atop a hill. Utilize Newton's second law to calculate these forces based on speed and hill curvature. Discover the speed at which the driver feels weightless in the car.

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Car Deceleration: Angular Acceleration, Revolutions, Time, Distance, a

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Explore the physics of a car's quick deceleration, including angular acceleration, revolutions, time, distance, initial velocity, and the realism of the scenario.

Calculating Ball Displacement Off a Table: A Physics & Calculus Insigh

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Learn how to compute the displacement of a ball rolling off a table using calculus. Through the integration of velocity over a specific time interval, determine the ball's position. Uncover the mathematics behind real-world motion scenarios.

Car Spring Oscillations: Frequency When Driving Over Bumps Explained!

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Discover the math behind car spring oscillations when driving over bumps. Understand how a car's weight and driver affect the spring constant and resulting frequency. Grasp the interplay of forces and how they dictate harmonic motion.

Calculating k, Amplitude & Frequency for Fisherman's Scale

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In this video we tackle the real-world physics problem of calculating the spring constant for a fisherman's scale along with the amplitude and frequency of its vibrations when a fish is added. We use Hooke's Law to find the spring constant and then apply oscillation formulas to determine the amplitude and frequency of the fish's vibrations