SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms graphical method head (of a vector) head-to-tail method resultant resultant vector tail vector addition vector subtraction The Graphical Method of…
Figure 5.1 Billiard balls on a pool table are in motion after being hit with a cue stick. (Popperipopp, Wikimedia Commons) Chapter Outline 5.1 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods 5.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Analytical Methods 5.3 Projectile Motion 5.4 Inclined Planes 5.5 Simple Harmonic Motion…
Force Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s Third Law of Motion
SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms Newton’s third law of motion normal force tension thrust Describing Newton’s Third Law of Motion If you have ever stubbed…
SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms freefall Newton’s second law of motion weight Describing Newton’s Second Law of Motion Newton’s first law considered bodies at rest…
SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms friction inertia law of inertia mass Newton’s first law of motion system Newton’s First Law and Friction Newton’s first law…
SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms dynamics external force force free-body diagram net external force net force Defining Force and Dynamics Force is the cause of motion,…
Figure 4.1 Newton’s laws of motion describe the motion of the dolphin’s path. (Credit: Jin Jang) Chapter Outline 4.1 Force 4.2 Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia 4.3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion 4.4 Newton’s Third Law of Motion Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was a natural philosopher; a great…
Acceleration Representing Acceleration with Equations and Graphs
SECTION LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Section Key Terms acceleration due to gravity kinematic equations uniform acceleration How the Kinematic Equations are Related to Acceleration We are studying concepts…