Gen Physics Module 5 - Online
Gen Physics Module 5 - Online
GENERAL PHYSICS 1
Module 5: Newton’s Law of Motion
Time allotment: 8 meetings/ 2 weeks
Learning Objectives:
It is common knowledge that the motion of a given body is in one way or another related
to the forces that act upon it. However, for centuries, several philosophers and scientists failed
to establish such a relationship. Although several brilliant men pondered on the problem and
tried to establish a relationship through countless experiments, all efforts were in vain and no
acceptable relationship between the motion of a body and the forces that act upon it was
established.
A breakthrough occurred however in the 17th century when Galileo performed a number
of careful experiments on the motions of bodies. Sir Isaac Newton accepted the conclusion
drawn from the experiments of Galileo and formulated three (3) laws. These laws explain how
objects affected by force behave.
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Click on “Activity 1: Laws of Motion” in the resources of this course and accomplish it.
Answer the following worded problems in your notebook. After which, check if your
solutions are correct by opening the PowerPoint presentation on Practice Problems on the Law
of Acceleration.
1. What net force acting on a 14 kg cabinet produces an acceleration of 1.5 m/s 2?
2. A book with a mass of 2.0 kg is pushed along a table. If the net force on the book is
1.0 N, what is the book’s acceleration?
3. A 30 N net force on a skater produces an acceleration of 0.6 m/s2. What is the mass of
the skater?
4. What is the weight of an object accelerated to 6.5 m/s2 by a force of 19 N? Neglect
friction.
Click on “Value of the Day!” in the resources of this course and accomplish it.
Click on “Think About Your Progress!” in the resources of this course and accomplish it.
Click on “Answer Sheet!” in the resources of this course and answer the problems posted
in the Apply What You Have Learned part of the answer sheet. Note that this will serve as your
Summative Test.
REFERENCES
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