Workshop 3C: Forces and Newton's First and Second Laws

• Forces and dynamics
• A brief digression on how one can define and measure mass.
• Forces and Mr. Newton

  For even the most trivial problems involving forces, it is a good idea to use a free-body diagram to figure things out.

  • A very simple freebody diagram
  • Use a freebody diagram to find acceleration
  • Use a freebody diagram to solve a kinematics problem
  • Analyze a rocket launch
  • A problem with some friction
  • Forces in two dimensions

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