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    Force and the

    Law of
    Motion
    Changes in Motion
    • Force is an action exerted on an object in order to
    change the object’s state of rest or motion

    • Force is a vector:
    o It depends on magnitude and direction.
    Forces
    • Cause:
    o A stationary object to move
    o A moving object to stop
    o A moving object to change direction
    Sir Isaac Newton
    • Contributed major knowledge to
    the modern understanding of
    force and motion.

    • A unit of Force is a Newton

    1 N = 1 kg * 1m/s2
    Two Types of Forces
    • Contact Forces
    o Physically Interacting objects
    • Field Forces
    o Non-physical interaction between objects
    Contact Forces

    • Physical contact between objects.

    Examples
    • Pull on a spring, it stretches.
    • Push a cart, it moves.
    • Catch a ball, it stops.
    Field Forces
    • Non-physical contact between objects

    • Gravitation Force • Attraction through


    electrical charges
    Diagram
    • In physics, Free-Body Diagrams are used for
    problems.
    o Only considers forces acting on the object.
    Example of Free-Body
    Diagram

    • Image shows:
    o Force of gravity on the car and wall(arrows down)
    o Normal Force on the car and wall (arrows up)
    o Force the car applies to the wall.
    o Forces the wall applies to the car.
    Example of Free-Body
    Diagram

    • Want to only consider forces on the car:


    o Force of gravity on the car (arrow down)
    o Normal Force on the car (arrow up)
    o Forces the wall applies to the car. (arrow to the left)
    Practice

    • Draw a Free-body diagram of the car.


    • Consider forces applied on the car.
    o Gravity always exists, pushing down.
    o A normal force exerts to keep the car on the road.
    o Forces applied to pull the car.
    • Simplify the picture.
    Practice
    Normal Force

    Force pulling the car

    Gravitational Force
    Practice 2
    Step 1: Read the question.
    • A truck pulls a trailer on a flat stretch of road. The
    forces acting on the trailer are the force due to
    gravity (250 000 N downward), the force exerted by
    the road (250 000 N upward), and the force exerted
    by the cable connecting the trailer to the truck (20
    000 N to the right).
    Practice 2
    Step 2: Identify the object and applied forces
    • A truck pulls a on a flat stretch of road. The
    forces acting on the are the
    (250 000 N downward), the
    (250 000 N upward), and the
    connecting the trailer to the truck (20
    000 N to the right).
    Practice 2
    Step 3: Draw a box (keep it simple)

    Step 4: Draw arrows representing the forces


    (downward)
    (upward)
    (to the right).
    Practice 2
    Step 5: Label the vectors with values
    (250 000 N downward)
    (250 000 N upward)
    (20 000 N to the right).

    250 000 N

    20 000 N

    250 000 N
    • Finished
    Try the following:
    Bring these to school tomorrow:
    1. A rightward force is applied to a book in order to
    move it across a desk with a rightward
    acceleration. Consider frictional forces. Neglect air
    resistance. Diagram the forces acting on the book.
    2. A football is moving upwards towards its peak after
    having been booted by the punter. Neglect air
    resistance. Diagram the forces acting upon the
    football as it rises upward towards its peak.
    3. A force is applied to the right to drag a sled across
    loosely packed snow with a rightward
    acceleration. Neglect air resistance. A free-body
    diagram for this situation looks like this.

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