Newton's Laws of Motion

Physics · Chapter 5 · Units 1-3: Physical World and Measurement; Kinematics; Laws of Motion

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Force and inertia; Newton's first law (law of inertia)
Momentum and Newton's second law F = dp/dt; F = ma as the classical special case; variation of mass at speeds near c (idea only)
Impulse; principle of conservation of linear momentum; Newton's third law obtained from momentum conservation
Solving mechanics problems: free-body diagrams, tension and normal reaction; connected bodies
Equilibrium of concurrent forces: triangle law, parallelogram law and resolution; three coplanar forces on a rigid body; ladder problem