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How do you analyse motion in a circle at constant and varying speed?

Angular speed, acceleration towards the centre, motion in a horizontal circle, the conical pendulum, and motion in a vertical circle with energy conservation.
A focused answer to the Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics Further Mechanics content on circular motion, covering angular speed, the acceleration towards the centre, motion in a horizontal circle and the conical pendulum, and motion in a vertical circle using conservation of energy.
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How does the coefficient of restitution determine the outcome of collisions?

Newton's experimental law of restitution, direct and oblique impact of smooth spheres, impact with a fixed surface, and kinetic energy lost in a collision.
A focused answer to the Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics Further Mechanics content on elastic collisions, covering Newton's experimental law of restitution, direct and oblique impact of smooth spheres, impact with a fixed surface, and the kinetic energy lost in a collision.
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How do momentum and impulse describe collisions and forces acting over time?

Momentum and impulse in one and two dimensions, the impulse-momentum principle, conservation of momentum, and impulse as the area under a force-time graph.
A focused answer to the Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics Further Mechanics content on momentum and impulse, covering momentum and impulse in one and two dimensions, the impulse-momentum principle, conservation of momentum in collisions, and impulse as the area under a force-time graph.
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How do work, energy and power connect forces, motion and time?

Work done by a force, kinetic and potential energy, the work-energy principle, the conservation of mechanical energy, and power as the rate of doing work.
A focused answer to the Edexcel A-Level Further Mathematics Further Mechanics content on work, energy and power, covering work done by a force, kinetic and gravitational potential energy, the work-energy principle, the conservation of mechanical energy, and power as the rate of doing work.
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