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Newton's Laws of Motion
- First law: an object continues in its state of rest or uniform motion unless an external force acts on it.
- Second law: the net force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object times its acceleration: F = ma. The force F is in Newtons (N), the mass m is in kilograms (kg), and the acceleration is in m/s2.
- Third law, the law of action and reaction: If particle 1 exerts a force on particle 2, then particle 2 exerts an equal but opposite force on particle 1.
- The weight of an object is the force of gravity exerted on the object by the Earth. It has to be clearly distinguished from the mass.
- When an object moves on a rough surface, a frictional force always opposes the motion. If the object is stationary, a force of static friction acts on it with a magnitude that varies from zero to a maximum value.
Newton's Laws of Motion
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- Intro
- Force
- Contact Force (Push or Pull)
- Field Forces
- Gravity
- Electromagnetic Force
- Strong Force
- Weak Force
- Contact Force as Electromagnetic Force
- Focus on Contact Force and Gravitational Force
- Newton's First Law
- Newton's Second Law
- Force as a Vector
- Statement of Second Law of Motion
- Force (Formula)
- Example: 1 Force
- Newton (Unit of Force)
- Example: 2 Forces
- Newton's Third Law
- Action and Reaction Law
- Statement of Third Law of Motion
- Example: 2 Objects
- Example: Objects in Contact
- Example: Person on Earth
- Gravitational Force and the Weight of an Object
- Force of Attraction Formula
- Point Mass and Spherical Objects
- Example: Gravity on Earth
- Example: 1 kg on Earth
- Friction
- Normal Force
- Example: Small Force
- Force of Static Friction
- Maximum Force of Static Friction
- Values of Coefficient of Static Friction
- Coefficient of Kinetic Friction
- Force of Kinetic Friction
- Example: Horizontal Force
- Example: Angled Force
- Extra Example 1: Wire Tension
- Extra Example 2: Car Friction
- Extra Example 3: Big Block and Small Block

































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