Applications of Newton's Laws
Reading
BJU book: Ch. 8 "Applying Newton's Laws"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Newton's Laws" - read the applicable sections
Topics
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
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
- Pulleys, inclined planes, and elevator-type problems
- Friction
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
- The Friction lab is our regular go-to lab, but there are numerous virtual labs also which cover the topic, as well as labs you can do at home. We'll decide when we get here.
Below: Newton's 3rd Law - all forces come in pairs. For every action, there is a reaction.
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
Friction lab using Newton's 2nd Law
Friction lab using Newton's 2nd Law
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Homework problems
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