Adhesion and cohesion
Outcomes
In this unit you will learn about:
- The concept and applications of adhesion
- The concept and applications of cohesion
In this unit you will learn about:
Determining how fast something will be traveling upon impact when it is released from a given height.
Introduction to passive and active transport
In this chapter, we’ll use vectors to expand our understanding of forces and motion into two dimensions. Most real-world physics problems (such as with the game of pool pictured here) are, after all, either two- or three-dimensional problems and physics is most useful when applied to real physical scenarios. We start by learning the practical skills of graphically adding and subtracting vectors (by using drawings) and analytically (with math). Once we’re able to work with two-dimensional vectors, we apply these skills to problems of projectile motion, inclined planes, and harmonic motion.
Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration. Osmosis helps regulate the flow of water in and out of cells, which is crucial to their function.
Plotting projectile displacement, acceleration, and velocity as a function of time.
Visualising position, velocity and acceleration in two-dimensions for projectile motion.