Lesson 2.1 - Newton’s First Law of Motion
What is force? Types?
Force: Any kind of push or pull on something
Lesson 2.1 - Newton’s First Law of Motion
How does one measure the magnitude (or strength) of a force?
Spiral Scale.
Lesson 2.1 - Newton’s First Law of Motion
How does the direction of the force affect it?
Force is a vector
Lesson 2.1 - Newton’s First Law of Motion
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
Every object continues in its state of rest, or of uniform velocity in a straight line, as long as no net force acts on it
Lesson 2.1 - Newton’s First Law of Motion
What are the Inertial Reference Frames?
For most purposes, we usually make the approximation that a reference frame fixed on the Earth is an inertial frame
Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What is mass? (According to Newton)
Mass = “quantity of matter”
Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What happens when a net force is exerted on an object?
Generally speaking, the net force causes acceleration
Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What is the proportionality between net force and acceleration? How is this influenced by mass?
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
The direction of the acceleration is the direction of the next force acting on the object
Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?

Lesson 2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
What units are used in Newton’s Second Law
Dyne: net force needed to impart an acceleration of 1 cm/s2 to a mass of one gram
Thus,
(1) 1 dyne = 1 g*cm/s2
(2) 1 dyne = 10-5 N
Lesson 2.3 - Newton’s Thrid Law
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal force in the opposite direction on the first
“To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”

Lesson 2.3 - Newton’s Thrid Law
What is gravitational force? (g) How does it affect Newton’s first law?
FG = mg
Lesson 2.3 - Newton’s Thrid Law
What is contact force and normal force?
Contact Force:
Normal Force:
Lesson 2.4 – Newton’s Laws and Vectors
What is the net force of an object?
Newton’s second law states that the acceleration is proportional to the net force of an object
Lesson 2.4 – Newton’s Laws and Vectors
What are free-body (force) diagrams?
* Choose one object and draw an arrow to represent the force acting on it
Add different diagrams for different objects
Forces like gravity and contact forces (one object pushing or pulling another, normal force, friction)
Lesson 2.4 – Newton’s Laws and Vectors
What are the steps to create a Free-Body Diagram for problems requiring the use of Newton’s Laws?
Lesson 2.4 – Newton’s Laws and Vectors
What is tension in a flexible cord?
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
What is friction?
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
How does (sliding) kinetic friction work?
The friction force is approximately proportional to the normal force between two surfaces (which is the force that either object exerts on the other and is perpendicular to their common surface and contact)
Proportionality between the magnitudes of the friction force [Ffr] and the normal force [FN] as an equation by inserting a constant of proportionality µk:
Ffr = µkFN
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
What is static friction?
Force parallel to the two surfaces that can arise even when there is no sliding.
Maximum force of static friction:
(Ffr)max = µsFN
Ffr ≥ µsFN
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
How can friction be a hindrance and how can it be reduced?
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
How can friction be useful?
Walking depends on the friction between the soles of our shoes and the ground (static friction)
Lesson 2.5 – Newton’s Laws with Friction, Inclines
What is an incline and how does it affect physics?
The object slides down an incline, such as a hill or ramp