Newtons 1

st
Law
If there is no
resultant force acting
on an object, it will
either stay at rest or
move with constant
velocity.
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this please?
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This lesson
Know what a force is
Types of force
Vectors and scalars
Newtons Laws
Forces
Remember a force is a push (or pull)
Forces
Force is measured in Newtons
Forces
There are many types of forces;
electrostatic, magnetic, upthrust, friction,
gravitational
Friction opposes motion!

Newtons Laws of Motion
Thats
me!
Newtons 1
st
Law
If there is no resultant force acting on an
object, it will move with constant velocity.
(Note the constant velocity could be zero).
Newtons 1
st
Law
If there is no
resultant force acting
on an object, it will
move with constant
velocity. (Note the
constant velocity
could be zero).
Does this make
sense?
Newtons 1
st
Law
If there is no
resultant force acting
on an object, it will
move with constant
velocity. (Note the
constant velocity
could be zero).
Can you copy it
whilst you think
about it?
Newtons 1
st
law
Newtons first law was actually discovered by
Galileo.
Newton stole it!
Newtons first law
Galileo imagined a marble rolling in a very
smooth (i.e. no friction) bowl.

Newtons first law
If you let go of the ball, it always rolls up the
opposite side until it reaches its original height
(this actually comes from the conservation of
energy).
Newtons first law
No matter how long the bowl, this always
happens

Newtons first law
No matter how long the bowl, this always
happens.

constant velocity
Newtons first law
Galileo imagined an infinitely long bowl where
the ball never reaches the other side!

Newtons first law
The ball travels with constant velocity until its reaches
the other side (which it never does!).
Galileo realized that this was the natural state of objects
when no (resultant ) forces act.

constant velocity
Another example
Imagine Mr Porter cycling at
constant velocity.
Newtons 1
st
law
He is providing a pushing force.
Constant velocity
Newtons 1
st
law
There is an equal and opposite
friction force.
Constant velocity
Pushing force
friction
Lets watch a video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Wz5
P0JdeU
Newtons second law
Newtons second law concerns examples
where there is a resultant force.

I thought of this
law myself!
Lets go back to Mr Porter on his
bike.
Remember when the forces are balanced
(no resultant force) he travels at constant
velocity.
Constant velocity
Pushing force
friction
Newtons 2nd law
Now lets imagine what happens if
he pedals faster.
Pushing force
friction
Newtons 2nd law
His velocity changes (goes faster).
He accelerates!
Pushing force
friction
acceleration
Remember that acceleration is rate of
change of velocity. In other words
acceleration = (change in velocity)/time
Newtons 2nd law
Now imagine what happens if he stops pedaling.
friction
Newtons 2nd law
He slows down (decelerates). This is a negative
acceleration.
friction
Newtons 2nd law
So when there is a resultant force,
an object accelerates (changes
velocity)
Pushing force
friction
Mr Porters Porche
Newtons 2
nd
law
There is a mathematical relationship
between the resultant force and
acceleration.
Resultant force (N) = mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s
2
)
F
R
= ma
Its physics,
theres always a
mathematical
relationship!
Newtons 2
nd
law
There is a mathematical relationship
between the resultant force and
acceleration.
Resultant force (N) = mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s
2
)
F
R
= ma
Can you
copy this
too? (just
the blue
bits!)
An example
What will be Mr Porters
acceleration?
Pushing force (100 N)
Friction (60 N)
Mass of Mr Porter and bike = 100
kg
An example
Resultant force = 100 60 = 40 N
F
R
= ma
40 = 100a
a = 0.4 m/s
2
Pushing force (100 N)
Friction (60 N)
Mass of Mr Porter and bike = 100 kg
Lets watch a video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzvhuQ
5RWJE&feature=related
Newtons 3
rd
law
If a body A exerts a force on body B, body B will exert an equal but
opposite force on body A.
Hand (body A) exerts force on
table (body B)
Table (body B) exerts force on
hand (body A)
Lets watch a video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0Bb3
WXJ_k&feature=related
Dont worry!
We wont really do Newtons 3
rd
law until 11
th

Grade!
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it would stop..