Engineering physics
Understand rotational dynamics, thermodynamics of heat engines and properties of engineering materials
What you'll learn
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Imagine you're pushing a heavy box across the floor. The harder you push, the faster it speeds up!
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What does a bigger force do to a box?
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Here's a car with mass 1000 kg. A force of 2000 N pushes it. How fast does it accelerate?
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Let's calculate together: A 500 kg motorbike has a force of 1500 N. Find its acceleration.
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Now you try: a 2000 kg truck has a force of 8000 N. What's its acceleration? Drag the numbers to solve!
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A 1500 kg car accelerates at 2 m/s². What force is needed? (Hint: force = mass × acceleration)
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What happens to acceleration if you push with the same force but a heavier mass?
Practise Engineering physics with Whizlo
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