Physics Essays and Term Papers

of the gods, he travels from here and there in such great speeds, helping the gods deliver there guidance and wisdom to all those who need it, his alias was Mercury. This is also the name of the first planet from the sun. It is said that Mercury,…

similar vibrations of (light waves, etc) to a single direction or plane. Polarized light is light that's had its electric vector reflected in an orderly and predictable way. The difference between polarized light and unpolarized light is that unpolarize…

of a wire PLAN INTRODUCTION Resistance is something in a circuit which slows down the current. Usually, the voltage and the resistance are balanced, but if you increase the resistance, less current would flow and if you increased the…

was thinking about physics. He made many contributions both large and small throughout his life, from working on the Manhattan Project, to winning the Nobel Prize. Richard Feynman was born to Melville and Lucille Feynman in Far Rockaway, New…

3. Kinetic Energy 4. Centre of Mass 5. Speed Variation 6. Balance 7. Levers 8. Gearing 9. Appendix: Newton's Laws of Motion 1. Propulsion A boat accelerates through the action/reaction principle (Newton's 3rd Law). You move water…

A boat accelerates through the action/reaction principle (Newton's third law). You move water one way with your oar; the boat moves the other way. The momentum (=mass*velocity) you put into the water will be equal and opposite to the momentum acquired…

on March 14, 1879, in Ulm Germany. He lived there with his parents, Herman and Pauline. Einstein attended a Catholic School near his home. But, at age 10, Einstein was transferred to the 'Luitpold Gymnasium', where he learned Latin, Greek, History,…

the electromagnetic spectrum Radio waves have the biggest and longest wavelengths in the Electromagnetic spectrum. These waves can range from as long as one football pitch to as small as a football. All radios today, however, use continuous sine…

Law Aim: The aim of this investigation is to find out the relationship between the extension and force applied up to the point of distortion. Theory: Robert Hooke discovered a law for all elastic materials in the seventeenth century. Hooke…

need to know a little bit about light (since that is what a laser is made of). Light from our sun, or from an electric bulb, is called white light. It is really a mixture of all the different colours of light. The colours range from violet, indigo,…