Physics with Spreadsheets: Motion, Forces & Energy
Units and significant figures, kinematics, projectiles, Newton's laws with friction, energy, momentum, orbits and a pendulum simulation: 8 hands-on mechanics labs in SI units with g = 9.81 m/s².
The first lesson is free — no account needed.
About this course
Physics with spreadsheets turns mechanics problems into tables and graphs you build yourself, in SI units with g = 9.81 m/s². You convert units and round to significant figures, tabulate constant-acceleration motion and graph it, calculate a projectile's flight time, maximum height and range and plot its path, apply Newton's second law to a block on a ramp with friction, check a roller coaster with work, energy and power, compare elastic and inelastic collisions with momentum, work out curves and orbits with circular motion and gravitation, and simulate a pendulum step by step with the Euler method. The first lab is free.
Lessons
- SI Units, Conversions & Significant FiguresFree
- Kinematics: Constant Acceleration, a Time Table & a Graph Pro
- Projectile Motion: Flight Time, Height, Range & the Path Pro
- Newton's Second Law: Friction on a Ramp Pro
- Work, Energy & Power: A Roller-Coaster Energy Check Pro
- Momentum & Collisions: Elastic vs Inelastic Pro
- Circular Motion & Gravitation: Curves and Orbits Pro
- Simple Harmonic Motion: A Pendulum, Step by Step Pro