PHYS 1750: SELECTED TOPICS in PHYSICS
LECTURE 06. Force and Newton's Laws of Motion.
| 4.1. | The Concept of Force | ||
| 1. | That which causes acceleration | ||
| 2. | Examples | ||
| a. Contact forces | |||
| b. Field forces | |||
| 3. | Really both the same... | ||
| 4. | Free-body diagrams | ||
| 4.2. | Newton's First Law (Leonardo...) | ||
| 1. | Mass and inertia | ||
| 2. | Examples | ||
| 4.3. | Newton's Second Law | ||
| 1. | Could be used to define force | ||
| 2. | Units | ||
| 3. | Weight vs. mass | ||
| 4.4. | Newton's Third Law | ||
| 1. | Reaction forces | ||
| 2. | The normal force | ||
Review Questions for this part of Chapter 4
Lecture 07: Applications and Friction