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Newton's Laws

M.K.Rolley
Sir Isaac Newton 1643-1727
You might know that he.

made revolutionary discoveries in Physics


Mathematics, Optics and Astronomy
Invented calculus & the reflecting telescope.
produced universal theory of gravitation and
theories of motion
Sir Isaac Newton 1643-1727
You might NOT know that he.

Had school reports that described him as idle and


inattentive
Threatened his parents- to burn them and the
house over them
Was at times, a cantankerous and ill tempered
recluse rather too sensitive to criticism, particularly
from Hooke and Leibnitz
Wrote more theology than physics
Was for most of his career Master of the Mint who
pursued millers of coins to the gallows
Newtons 1st Law
An object at rest tends to stay at rest and
an object in motion tends to stay in motion
with the same speed and in the same
direction unless acted on by an outside
unbalanced force
What law 1 means.
Objects keep doing what they are doing
unless some force (sometimes not easily
seen) changes either speed or direction
Objects which are changing speed or
direction must have a force acting on them
Objects with all forces balanced may be
moving with constant speed or be stationary
A force is not always necessary to keep
things moving
Newtons second law
The acceleration of an object as produced by
a net force is directly proportional to the
magnitude of the net force, in the same
direction as the net force, and inversely
proportional to the mass of the object
Acceleration Acceleration

Force Mass
What the 2nd law means...
a F
a 1/m
a F/m or F=kma where k is the
proportionality constant and if this is 1
Force( N )
Acceleration (m/s )
2
F
Mass (kg)
a m
or F=ma
This allows us to define the Newton:

One Newton is that force that will give a


mass of 1 Kg an acceleration of 1m/s2
Newtons 3rd Law
For every action, there is an equal
and opposite reaction."
What the 3rd law means.
A fish uses its fins to push water backwards. But a
push on the water will only serve to accelerate the
water. In turn, the water reacts by pushing the fish
forwards, propelling the fish through the water. The
size of the force on the water equals the size of the
force on the fish; the direction of the force on the
water (backwards) is opposite the direction of the
force on the fish (forwards). For every action, there
is an equal (in size) and opposite (in direction)
reaction force. Action-reaction force pairs make it
possible for fish to swim.
Examples

1. A cyclist of mass 60kg rides a bike of mass of 20kg.


When starting off the cyclist provides a force of 200N
What is his acceleration? 2.5m/s2

2. A car of mass 500kg is travelling at 20m/s. The driver sees a


red light ahead and slows to a halt in 10s. What force must the
brakes provide to do this? 1000N
3. A rocket has a mass of 5000kg. Its engine provide a thrust of
200,000N . What is its acceleration and why is this liable to increase
as the rocket progresses into its flight? 40m/s2
Examples 2
4. Calculate (a)the force required to accelerate a sports car of mass
1449 kg which can accelerate from 0-60mph (26.8 m/s) in 3.9s
(b) the force acting on its occupants when it hits a brick wall
at 60mph and comes to rest in 1sec. 9957N, 39000N

5. A Pellet of mass 0.001kg is fired at a block of wood at a speed of


110 m/s. It embeds itself to a depth of 0.05m.Calculate the impact force
121N
6.An aeroplane of mass 15000kg lands with a velocity of 55m/s.
Reverse thrust from the engines slows it to a speed of 25m/s
in a distance of 240m.
What is the size of the reverse thrust supplied by the engines?
-1.5x105N

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