Projects for Mechanics

Mach's Definition of Mass

Boat Across a River

Newton's Second Law

Projectile Motion with Air Resistance Proportional to v

Projectile Motion with Air Resistance Proportional to v²

Mass, Spring and Energy

Ball, Gravity and Energy

Box on Sliding on Incline

Box on Sliding on Incline and Colliding

Rocket in Space

Rocket in Gravity Field

Planet around Sun

2 Suns

2 Suns and a Planet

Pendulum

Planet Capture

Buoyant Force

Weighing Air

Newtonian Mechanics Modeling Challenge

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have to improve or extend these projects. You can email me at rcaton@pcs.cnu.edu.