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Newton’s Laws of Motion
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Only the resultant force affects motion, not the component forces. If forces are balanced (no resultant force) Object at rest remains at rest Object moving in a straight line at constant speed remains doing so If forces are unbalanced (got resultant force) Object moves faster Object moves slower Object changes direction
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Textbook on Penny Board (stationary) Learning Point: An object at rest will want to remain at rest – this effect is sometimes referred to as “inertia” Another illustration: when you are standing still in a stationary bus, and the bus suddenly accelerates forward
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Textbook on Penny Board (moving) Learning Point: an moving in a straight line will want to continue moving in a straight line. Another illustration: when a vehicle suddenly brakes Application: Safety features of a Car (seatbelt and headrest)
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When there is no resultant force (i.e. balanced forces) An object at rest remains at rest An object in uniform motion remains in uniform motion uniform motion = travelling in a straight line AND constant speed
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BMW Motorbike Table Cloth Trick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfnt8Sdj7cs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfnt8Sdj7cs Mythbusters Attempt (Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLNmcAR eA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLNmcAR eA Mythbusters Attempt (Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuSAQX5Ze Yg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuSAQX5Ze Yg How it’s really done? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cbYkm2N Uk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cbYkm2N Uk
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Pull a light person sitting on a pennyboard (constant force) What do you observe while the person is being pushed? Is the speed constant? Push a heavier person with the same force. Push the same person, but with a larger force. What do you observe?
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When there is a resultant force F resultant, The object experiences an acceleration in the same direction of F resultant This acceleration is the ratio of F resultant to the mass of the object Equation form: F resultant = ma
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Textbook Pg 58, Work Example 3.2 A boy pushes a stationary box of mass 20 kg with a force of 50 N. Calculate the acceleration of the box (assume no friction) F= ma a = F/m = (50)/(20) = 2.50 ms -2 in the direction of the applied force
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An elevator weighs 1000 kg and is pulled upwards by a cable. (a) Draw the free body diagram of the elevator (b) If the elevator is accelerated upwards at 0.1 ms -2, calculate the tension in the cable.
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Magnet and Paperclip Zero Gravity Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0Bb3W XJ_k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0Bb3W XJ_k
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When object A exerts a force F on object B (i.e. F A on B ), object B exerts an equal and opposite force back to object A (F B on A ) These two forces are called an “action- reaction pair” “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” Action-reaction pairs ALWAYS act on two separate objects, they never act on the same one object
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Consider a book resting on the table. What is the action-reaction pair? Draw (i) the FBD of the book (ii) the FBD of the table (iii) the FBD of the book AND table (as one object)
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Newton’s Third Law is only applicable when there is an interaction between two objects Newton’s Third Law is really not about motion, so it is a misnomer to call it Newton’s 3 Laws of motion Important note: Newton’s Third Law deals with component forces, while the 1 st and second law deals with resultant forces
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For a more complex question which combines N2L, N3L and FBD, look at Textbook Page 65, Worked Example 3.4
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Newton’s First Law: Object at rest remains at rest Object in uniform motion remains in uniform motion Newton’s Second Law: F = ma Newton’s Third Law When A exerts force F on B, B exerts equal and opposite force back on A.
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Textbook Page 68 Section A: Q1-2. Section B: Q1-2 Do on foolscap paper Estimated Time: 30 min Due 23 Apr (next Tuesday)
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