Understand the difference between centrifugal, Coriolis, and centripetal forces with a clear and simple explanation. This ...

This week Shini sits down with us to discuss centripetal force, centrifugal force, and a few other bits of physics to help us understand Uniform Circular motion. Crash Course Physics is available to ...

A couple of commenters expressed concern over the use of centrifugal force after my rant on the use of the word force. So, what is the deal with these two terms? Are they ok to use? Are they real ...

In this post, I am going to talk about real and not-real forces, like the fake centrifugal force. (If you don't like the word fake you could replace that with fictitious.) First, an example: Suppose ...

Research in the International Space Station is not being done in "microgravity"(C&EN, Feb. 1, page 32). The textbook "Physics, Including Human Applications" by Fuller, Fuller, and Fuller (Longman ...