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
Labs
BJU book: Ch. 8 "Applying Newton's Laws"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Newton's Laws" - read the applicable sections
Topics
- 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.
Lab
Newton's 2nd Law lab is posted in Unit 4
Newton's 2nd Law lab is posted in Unit 4
Homework problems
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