1. Forces and Newton's Laws
Push, pull and the consequences.

2. Dynamics! The study of movement
The study of the effect of force on matter

3. Force A force is a push or a pull
There are 4 main forces in the universe:
Strong nuclear force
Weak nuclear force
Electromagnetic force
Gravity
Forces can be divided into contact forces and action at a distance (field) forces

4. Use the Force, Luke! Forces are vectors
Both magnitude AND direction must be given!

5. Newton's First Law
Galileo did experiments and thought experiments, finally arriving at the idea of inertia.
His famous ramp experiments led to this idea.
A ball tries to attain the same height as it is rolled down from.
But what if it rolls on a flat (frictionless) surface?

6. Newton’s First Law
It will just keep going….
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7. Newton’s First Law Newton formalized this idea in his law of inertia:
An object retains its motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced external net force.

8. Net Force Net force is the sum of all forces acting on an object.

9. Net Force Net force is the sum of all forces acting on an object.
Forces are vector quantities, so direction as well as magnitude is important!
If the net force is zero, the forces are balanced, and the motion of the object does not change.
***This does NOT mean that the velocity is ZERO!***
If the net force is NOT zero, the motion of the object will change.

10. Inertia
An object's inertia (in other words, how much force is required to change its motion) is a measurement of the object's mass.
This led to Newton's second law.

11. Newton's Second Law of Motion
When a net force acts on an object, the acceleration of the object is directly proportional to the force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
As an equation, this is....
F = ma

12. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
The SI unit of force is the Newton (N).
1 N is the force needed to accelerate a 1 kg mass at a rate of 1 m/s/s.

13. Newton’s Second Law F m a

14. Example 1
Two people are pushing a stalled car. The mass of the car is 1850 kg. One person applies a force of 275 N (forward) to the car. The other applies a force of 395 N (forward). A third force of 560 N also acts on the car, but in an opposing direction (you could say it’s friction). What is the acceleration of the car?

15. Example 1
Two people are pushing a stalled car. The mass of the car is 1850 kg. One person applies a force of 275 N (forward) to the car. The other applies a force of 395 N (forward). A third force of 560 N also acts on the car, but in an opposing direction (you could say it’s friction). What is the acceleration of the car?
Answer: m/s/s

16. Example 2 P 79
An unbalanced force gives a 2.00 kg mass an acceleration of 5.00 m/s2 to the east. What is the force?

17. Example 3 p 80
An unbalanced force of 20 N gives a stone an acceleration of 4.0 m/s2 to the east. What is the mass of the stone?