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Unit 5: Applications of Newton's Laws

Reading (weeks 9-10)
BJU book: Ch. 8 "Applying Newton's Laws"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Newton's Laws" - read the applicable sections

Topics
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  • Free body diagrams
  • Friction problems
  • Pulleys and Elevator problems

Labs
  • Newton's 2nd Law lab (posted in Unit 4)
  • Friction lab
Below: Newton's 3rd Law - all forces come in pairs. For every action, there is a reaction. 
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Lecture outline
  • ​​Now we can combine Newton's 2nd Law (F=ma) together with vectors and "SOH-CAH-TOA" to solve some interesting, practical problems!!
  • This Unit is just combining what we have learned so far...
  • With these types of problems, start out by drawing a good sketch. 
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Lab
Newton's 2nd Law lab is posted in Unit 4
Homework problems
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