I suspect that when I was a teacher, I went for the knee-jerk “it’s useful if you want to be an engineer” response, or something similar. This isn’t a very satisfying answer, but I never really had ...

Physics exam top tips: Hooke’s Law . 1. Rearranging the Hooke's Law equation. Past paper trend: Questions about Hooke’s Law often ask you to calculate the force, spring constant or extension.

Another is Hoskins, who embodies the failure of Hooke’s friends and family to preserve his legacy. It was Newton, of course, who ultimately took credit for gravity. People can judge for themselves ...

When I get excited about a movie, my only way of calming down is to do a little physics. That explains why I found myself pondering Hooke's law and Young's modulus while watching a trailer for ...

Physics with Professor Brian Cox - Forces, speed and motion. Professor Brian Cox discusses forces, speed and motion including Newton's First Law, Hooke's Law and an introduction to speed calculations.

Hooke’s law states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion to the load applied to it – a law which many materials obey and which culminated in the development of a balance spring.

In 1660, Hooke discovered a physical law that would later be named after him. Hooke's law states that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is proportional to the distance it is stretched.

Another early natural philosopher with gifts rivaling Newton's was Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Physics, biology, microscopy, paleontology, astronomy and engineering all bear his fingerprints. Hooke was ...