1. Baseline (Aiming for 4): Define
newton’s three laws and calculate
the force using F=ma.
Further (Aiming for 6): Explain how a series of demonstrations show Newton’s laws in practice.
Challenge (Aiming for 8): Complete two part calculations using F=ma and a=(V-U)/t with some complex examples

2. Newton's Laws
M.K.Rolley

3. Sir Isaac Newton 1643-1727 You might know that he….
made revolutionary discoveries in Physics Mathematics, Optics and Astronomy
Invented calculus & the reflecting telescope.
produced universal theory of gravitation and theories of motion
You might not know
Had school reports that described him as ‘idle and inattentive’
Threatened his parents-‘ to burn them and the house over them’
Was at times, a cantankerous and ill tempered recluse rather too sensitive to criticism, particularly from Hooke and Leibnitz
Wrote more theology than physics
Was for most of his career ‘Master of the Mint’ who pursued millers of coins to the gallows

4. Newton’s 1st Law
An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted on by an outside unbalanced force. This is called inertia.

5. What law 1 means….
Objects keep doing what they are doing unless some force (sometimes not easily seen) changes either speed or direction
Objects which are changing speed or direction must have a force acting on them
Objects with all forces balanced may be moving with constant speed or be stationary
A force is not always necessary to keep things moving

6. Newton’s second law
The acceleration of an object is produced by an unbalanced force. The amount of acceleration is directly proportional to the size of the resultant force, will occur in the same direction as the resultant force but is inversely proportional to the objects mass.

7. What the 2nd law means...
or F=ma

8. This allows us to define the Newton:
‘One Newton is that force that will give a mass of 1 Kg an acceleration of 1m/s2’

9. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
Newton’s 3rd Law
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

10. What the 3rd law means….
A fish uses its fins to push water backwards. But a push on the water will only serve to accelerate the water. In turn, the water reacts by pushing the fish forwards, propelling the fish through the water. The size of the force on the water equals the size of the force on the fish; the direction of the force on the water (backwards) is opposite the direction of the force on the fish (forwards). For every action, there is an equal (in size) and opposite (in direction) reaction force. Action-reaction force pairs make it possible for fish to swim.

11. Examples 1. A cyclist of mass 60kg rides a bike of mass of 20kg.
When starting off the cyclist provides a force of 200N
What is his acceleration?
2.5m/s2
2. A car of mass 500kg is travelling at 20m/s. The driver sees a
red light ahead and slows to a halt in 10s. What force must the
brakes provide to do this?
1000N
3. A rocket has a mass of 5000kg. Its engine provide a thrust of
200,000N . What is its acceleration and why is this liable to increase
as the rocket progresses into its flight?
40m/s2

12. Examples 2
4. Calculate (a)the force required to accelerate a sports car of mass
1449 kg which can accelerate from 0-60mph (26.8 m/s) in 3.9s
(b) the force acting on its occupants when it hits a brick wall
at 60mph and comes to rest in 1sec.
9,957N, 38,752N
5. A Pellet of mass 0.001kg is fired at a block of wood at a speed of
110 m/s. It embeds itself to a depth of 0.05m.Calculate the impact force
121N
6.An aeroplane of mass 15000kg lands with a velocity of 55m/s.
‘Reverse thrust’ from the engines slows it to a speed of 25m/s
in a distance of 240m.
What is the size of the reverse thrust supplied by the engines?
-1.5x105N

13.
Calculate the rate at which the feather and hammer accelerates on the moon.
The mass of the hammer is 1kg
The mass of the feather is 0.01kg
The gravitational field strength of the moon is 1.622m/s2

14.
Calculate the rate at which the feather and hammer accelerates on the moon.
The mass of the hammer is 1kg first calculate the force acting the object
W=mg
W=1 x 1.622
W=1.622N
The mass of the feather is 0.01kg
W=0.01x1.622
W= N
The gravitational field strength of the moon is N/Kg

15. Calculate the rate at which the feather and hammer accelerates on the moon.
The mass of the hammer is 1kg first calculate the force acting the object
a=F/m
a=1.622/1
a=1.622m/s2
The mass of the feather is 0.01kg
a= /0.01
The gravitational field strength of the moon is N/Kg