Newtonian Mechanics

Ancient physics imagined the world as matter in a void, steered by gravity and a tiny swerve that allowed novelty. Newton turned that poetry into testable law. This lab bridges the two. Place bodies in a “void,” turn gravity on or off, add a universal attraction, or inject “swerve” via temperature jitter. Launch a cannonball (graph x/y), drop masses on a scale (see impulse), spin turbines (log RPM), and plot wall pressure. Shape light with mirrors, prisms, lenses and watch bright beams and shadows. Compare smooth and rough ramps. Measure. Time. Tinker. Here, ideas become forces you can see.

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