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What is friction?
Very simple explanation of why friction exists and the different types of friction.


Free body force diagram block on an inclined plane
Shows how the normal force, friction and total force change when the body's weight, the coefficient of friction or angle of incline are changed.

Roll With The Changes
An activity about friction - The force that slows you down and gets you going - investigate

Forces and Motion
A collection of interesting experiments dealing with friction, rockets and aerodynamics, illustrating Newton's laws.

Frictional force
Animation to show how three blocks will move with different masses and coefficients of friction, including a mathematical analysis

Force and Work Java Applet
Interactive via mouse activity with numerical and graphical display. Mass and coefficient of friction can be varied.

Newton's Second Law With Friction
Experiment to show how the mass of a body and/or force on a body can affect its kinetic energy.