#newtonslaws — Public Fediverse posts

It's interesting to me how much talk there is about multiverses, entanglement, negative time, picomateials, light-matter (?) particles, consciousness and so on. All great #physics of course. People enjoy the weirdness of it all I guess. And so do I.

However, over the last 2 or 3 years I have became increasingly blown away by #newtonslaws. Yawn yawn. Most pupils have no real concept of these... but me... I have come to realise the shear enormity of #Newton's brain. I mean, seriously... N3 (every force...) is counter intuitive.

And how many people around the globe, over the millennia, got hit on the head by falling fruit and just stopped after cursing, and nursing a bruise?

It's the time between the Winter Solstice and Christmas, and the forthcoming New Year... the perfect time to put a bowling ball (attached to the ceiling by cable) to one's chin, let it go, hold REAL still, and see what happens next.

https://media.cooleysekula.net/w/wtcjWHmM8BrgzaWW7a9irT

#physics #learning #ConservationLaws #NewtonsLaws

👨‍🚀✨ Apparently, orbiting a planet requires more than just a "space license" - who knew? 🚀💨 In this surprise twist, physics nerds reveal that slowing down actually helps you go faster in space 🤯, because apparently, Newton's laws don't apply to #sci-fi movies. Good thing we have WIRED to explain what Star Trek didn't! 📚🔍
https://www.wired.com/story/in-orbit-you-have-to-slow-down-to-speed-up/ #spaceexploration #physicsfun #NewtonsLaws #StarTrek #HackerNews #ngated

Interested in introductory #physics at the #university level? Check out my lecture playlist from when I taught Physics I (PHYS 1303/1307) at Southern Methodist University. The #lectures each focus on a topic and so can be cherry-picked, etc.

I taught using a flipped classroom model, with peer mentoring and active learning during class.

https://media.cooleysekula.net/w/p/2PpwDz6nNJ9C8EdXWdRTLQ

#mechanics #NewtonsLaws #Energy #ConservationLaws #Momentum #Motion #Force