Mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the motion of physical bodies, the forces that cause or limit these motions, and the forces to which bodies may, in turn, give rise.
A person working in the discipline is known as a mechanician.
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How Stuff Works: Force, Power, Torque and Energy - Animations for explaining the concepts of force, power, torque, and energy.
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Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion - Explanations with animations.
Motion and Force - Various aspects of mechanics are explored allowing the user to change variables to learn the concepts
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Playground Physics - A curriculum plan with student worksheets and teachers' guides for upper elementary and middle school students which is designed to relate the experience children have on the playground to basic physics concepts.
Meta Description: [ A physics curriculum for upper
elmentary and middle school designed to relate the experience children
have on the playground to basic physics concepts. ]
Skateboard Science - The techniques and equipment skateboarders use to seemingly bend the law of gravity. In the trickscience section, the site explains the physics behind the stunts, and several experiments to try at home. The equipment section offers an in-depth look at skateboard design.
Meta Description: [ Skateboard Science: A website developed by the Exploratorium to uncover the science of this dynamic sport. Learn the underlying physics of ollies, nollies and kickflips and the manufacturing process involved in making a modern skateboard. ]
SLIK - Tutorial on kinematics targeting undergraduate engineering students taking courses such as engineering mechanics. Common textbook kinematics problems are solved - always using the same method of solution - the SLIK method. SLIK stands for Simple Loop Interpretations for Kinematics.
Meta Description: [ A tutorial on kinematics as taught in typical courses in engineering mechanics ]
Teaching Dynamics with Excel97 - The material presented here is designed to be directly useful to a teacher or student in a more traditional high school or beginning university physics course on mechanics. There are profuse instructions, and some prewritten spreadsheets are available as well.
The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook - Resources for those interested in aeronautics including an online textbook, sign language dictionary, explanations of the principles of aeronautics, lesson plans, interactive activities, and curriculum bridges to other subjects.
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interested in aeronautics including an online textbook,
lesson plans, interactive activities, curriculum bridges
to other subjects. ]
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