In my mind, however, one item that has to be on the list is calculus. The primary reason engineering and science have progressed rapidly is our ability to model natural phenomena using mathematical ...

Displacement close displacementA distance measured in a specified direction. is the distance moved in a straight line, in a given direction, from the starting point. Displacement = 24 m east. Velocity ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Acceleration close accelerationThe rate of change in speed (or velocity) is measured in metres per second squared. Acceleration = change of velocity ÷ time ...

Physics can feel inscrutable to students; this lesson helps them understand a graphing problem by analyzing their own ...

If the angular velocity of a link in a mechanism is zero, does this imply that the angular acceleration of that link is also zero? The short answer to that question is NO. If ω(t) represents the ...