Physics
Equations of Motion
Submitted by satya on Sun, 29/07/2007 - 16:15.Some Definitions
Submitted by satya on Fri, 09/03/2007 - 14:39.Scalar Quantity: A quantity, in which direction is not important, i.e. only magnitude is important is called scalar quantity. e.g. speed, distance etc.
Vector Quantity: A quantity, in which direction as well as magnitude are important is called a vector quantity. e.g. velocity, displacement etc.
Speed: Distance covered by a body per unit time is called speed.
S = D / T
Where
S = Speed of the body.
D = Distance travelled by the body.
T = Time taken
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Submitted by satya on Fri, 09/03/2007 - 13:51.This is most talked about law in the Newton's Laws of Motion. This law states that:
If a force is applied on a body, it applies an equal and opposite force.
This law is also generally stated in short as:
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
What is so big deal about this law? In fact, there is. Many of the modern day equipments use this law for their working.
For example a rocket:

Physical Constants
Submitted by satya on Mon, 19/02/2007 - 15:56.Newton's Second Law of Motion
Submitted by satya on Mon, 19/02/2007 - 13:08.This law states that:
Force applied on a object is directly proportional to the acceleration acquired by it.
Putting constant k along with mass m, we get:
Newton's First Law of Motion
Submitted by satya on Mon, 19/02/2007 - 12:28.According to Newton's First law of motion:
Any object at rest or in uniform motion remains at rest or in uniform motion unless a force is applied on it.
What this definition really means is that any body will not change its status of rest or of uniform motion unless a force is applied on it.
For example, a ball lying on the table at rest will remain there at rest unless someone sets it rolling by applying force.
Similarly, a ball already rolling will keep rolling unless someone stops it by applying force.

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