Forces & Gravity
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Newton's laws, universal gravitation, mass versus weight — and the line from a falling apple to spaceflight.
What you'll be able to do
- State and apply Newton's three laws
- Explain universal gravitation in plain words
- Distinguish mass from weight without hesitation
The minds who lived it
- Isaac Newton — Lucasian Professor · President of the Royal Society
Teach it to Ember
On Incandio you prove understanding by teaching: explain each idea to Ember, the AI apprentice, until it truly understands.
- Newton and Universal Gravitation — What did Newton mean by 'gravity', and why was it 'universal'?
- Newton's Three Laws of Motion — How do Newton's three laws explain how everything moves?
- Mass versus Weight — What is the difference between mass and weight?
- From Gravity to Spaceflight — How does understanding gravity let us put satellites in orbit?
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