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Calculating Velocity Through Numerical Derivatives

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...
What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there ...
If there is an absolute law in the universe, it’s that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Space is big, and ...
There’s a sinking feeling in the gut when you pass a speed camera going a few kilometres an hour over. How much is my lead foot going to cost me? It’s a question that has apparently been asked a few ...
The 2025 Nobel prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for the discovery of an effect that has applications in ...
In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...
When a droplet of liquid the size of a grain of icing sugar hits a water-repelling surface, like plastics or certain plant leaves, it can meet one of two fates: stick or bounce. Until now, scientists ...
An exceptionally loud collision between two black holes has been detected by the LIGO gravitational wave observatory, ...
A hidden world of quantum metrologists ensure that everyday devices perform safely and correctly, but their work is never ...
Everything gets dark. And your body bumps from side to side as you wait to reach the water. But what if you don’t land on ...
More than 80% of the world's goods, measured by volume, are transported by ship. This transport accounts for 3% of global ...