In everyday life, the terms “work done” and “power” can mean a lot of things. You may say that you “got a lot of work done today” or “that was a very powerful speech”.…

Pressure If you have ever hammered a nail or drank from a straw, you have made use of pressure to accomplish a task. A lot of the technology we use today work based on…

When a force is applied to an object connected to a pivot, it can cause the object to turn about that pivot. This process is referred to as the turning effect or moment of…

Forces are all around us. Without them, you would not be able to pick up a pen, type on a keyboard, or even walk. As such, studying forces is essential to our understanding of…

Linear momentum Linear momentum (not to be confused with angular momentum) is a vector quantity that represents an object’s mass, as well as its magnitude and direction of motion. As such, you can think…

To the layman, speed, velocity and acceleration may just sound like different ways to describe how fast you are going, but they actually mean very different things. The distinction between each term is essential…

Motion is the process by which an object changes its position over time. This concept is inextricably linked to the study of physics, so it is essential to understand what the various types of…

We like to believe that our measuring apparatus are perfect, but the sad fact is that they are not. Several types of errors can occur during your experiments which can affect the way you…

Scalar and Vector quantities All physical quantities in the study of physics can be classified as scalar and vector quantities. You will need to know the differences between them and be able to identify…