• Vectors

• Force and Law of

Inertia
• Force, work and power
• Kinetic energy and
potential energy
 Vectors
Vector  a quantity that requires both magnitude and direction

Examples: Velocity, Force, Acceleration, Displacement, W

Scalar
Scalar  a quantity that can be described by magnitude only
So, it is represented by just a number.
Differentiate between
Displacement vs Distance
Examples: Speed, Mass, Temperature, Time, Distance
 Resultant Of Vectors

Resultant:
• The sum of two or more vectors
– For vectors in the same direction:
• add arithmetically.
F1 = 6 N F2=3 N R=9N
=
– For vectors in opposite directions:
• subtract arithmetically.

F1 = 6 N F2=3 N R=3N
=
 Resultant Of Vectors
– Two vectors at right angles to each other:
• use Pythagorean Theorem: R2 = X2 + Y2.

R=?N
80 N Differentiate between
60 N Displacement vs Distance

– Two vectors that don’t act in the same or opposite

direction:
• use Parallelogram rule.

F2 R F2
F1
 Vectors
Vector components
• Vertical and horizontal components of a vector are
perpendicular to each other
• Determined by resolution.
EXAMPLES:

69. If an airplane heading north with speed v P = 400 km/h faces a westbound
wind (‫ )ريح نحو الغرب‬of speed vA = 300 km/h, the resultant velocity of the plane
is:
A. 500 km/h, north-west  B. 700 km/h, north-east
C. 500 km/h, north-east D. 700 km/h, north-west
 Linear Motion
Speed  scalar quantity
requiring magnitude only to
describe how fast a body is.

INSTANTANEOUS SPEED:
The speed at any instant of time
EXAMPLE:
 Velocity
Velocity  vector quantity requiring magnitude & direction. It
describes how fast and in what direction.

CONSTANT VELOCITY:
Means motion in straight line at a constant speed.
CHANGING VELOCITY:
If either the speed or the direction (or both) changes,
then the velocity changes.
 Acceleration
Acceleration  Is the change in velocity per unit time.

Dimensions: Length/Time2 ([L]/[T2]) ; Units: m/s2, km/h2, ft/min2, etc …

EXAMPLE:
 Acceleration
Acceleration Acceleration Acceleration
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
Deceleration
Deceleration Deceleration
EXAMPLE:
Acceleration as a vector: geometrical representation

Acceleration +

–
Uniformly ‫ بشكل موحد‬accelerated motion and free
fall Characterized by the constant acceleration  its direction &
magnitude are unchanging.

EXAMPLES:

ACCELERATED MOTION:
Equations for motion in straight line with constant acceleration:

Displacement is a vector pointing from the initial to the final position and with magnitude
equals the shortest distance between the initial and final position
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
 Free Fall
When acceleration a = g = 9.8 m/s2
— free fall

• Acceleration is g when air

resistance is negligible.

• Acceleration depends on force

(weight) and inertia.
 Non-Free Fall
When acceleration of fall is less than g, non-free fall
• occurs when air resistance is non-negligible.
• depends on two things:
• speed and
• frontal surface area.
Terminal speed
• occurs when acceleration terminates (when air
resistance equals weight and net force is zero).

Terminal velocity
• same as terminal speed, with direction implied or
specified.
EXAMPLE:
When an object is thrown vertically upward, its speed is uniformly decreased by the
force of gravity until it stops for an instant at its peak before falling back to the ground.

EXAMPLE: Final velocity at top of the path, vf = 0

g = + 9.8 m/s2
A ball is thrown vertically upward with
initial speed 1 m/s, determine the time
for it to reach the highest altitude.

vf = v i + a t

Upward
For upward motion take
g = - 9.8 m/s2 (negative)
and for downward motion
vf = 0 m/s take g = 9.8 m/s2 (positive)
vi = 1 m/s

Downwar
a = – g = – 9.8 m/s2
vi

d
t=?

t = [ vf – vi ] / a
= [0 – 1m/s] / (– 9.8m/s2)
= 0.1 s
 Force and Law of Inertia
The force:
• Is a vector (has magnitude and direction).
• Is any push or pull.
• Tends ‫ يميل‬to change the state of motion
of an object.
• Tends to produce acceleration in the
direction of its application.
• But, for instance, opposite and equal forces
cancel each other, resulting in zero
acceleration
• SI unit of force is Newton (N)
• Conversion factor SI  British system: 4.45 N
= 1 lb
Inertia:
• is related to the Newton first law of motion which is also
called the law of inertia: a body at state of rest (speed = 0) or motion with
constant velocity (constant speed in straight line) tends to remain at this state
unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
 Inertia is a property of
matter to resist changes in motion.

• depends on the amount of matter in an object (its mass).

The coin tends to remain at rest. The car tends to

continue moving.
Mass:
• is a measure of the inertia:
• The greater the mass of a body the greater is its resistance to
motion

• SI unit is: Kilogram (kg):

• 1 kg = 0.0685 slug
 Force and the Law of acceleration
Newton second law (the law of acceleration):

F=ma
F  the total force.
m  mass.
a  acceleration.
Þ SI unit of force = Newton (N)
Þ From Newton 2nd law: 1 N = 1 kg m/s2
or in British system: 1 lb = 1 slug ft/s2.
In other metric system: 1 dyne = 1 g cm/s2.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
 Gravity and weight
Weight:
• The force on an object due to gravity
• Scientific unit of force is the newton (N)
• Free fall  acceleration due to gravity
= g = 9.8 m/s2. (g = 32.2 ft/s2, British
system).
• Newton second law: F = m a , for free
fall, a = g, F = Fw 
EXAMPLE:
 Magnitude of FN = magnitude of Fw

EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE: Astronaut mass = m = 75.0 kg
Near the earth’s surface:
• The acceleration due to gravity = g = 9.80 m/s2
• The weight =
Fw = m g = (75.0 kg) (9.80 m/s2) = 735 N.

Near the moon’s surface:

• The acceleration due to gravity = g = 1.63 m/s2
• The weight =
Fw = m g = (75.0 kg) (1.63 m/s2) = 122 N .

So mass remains the same, but the weight varies according

to the gravitational pull  mass is a fundamental quantity.
Mass:
• The amount of inertia or material in an object.
• Units: kg
Volume:
• Measures the space occupied by an object.
• Units: [Length]3  m3, cm3, Liter (L), ft3, …

Air Lead
Same volumes but different masses
 ‫احتكاك‬

• is a force that resists the relative motion of two objects in contact.

• depends on the kinds of material and how much they are pressed
together.
• is due to tiny surface bumps and to “stickiness” ‫ لزوجة‬of the atoms
on a material’s surface.

Example: Friction between a crate on a smooth wooden floor is less

than that on a rough floor.
Higher µ  two rough surfaces; smaller µ  two smooth surfaces (not too smooth)
Static friction: kinetic friction:
The two surfaces are at The two surfaces are in
rest relative to each other relative motion
  s FN   k FN

 Static friction > Kinetic friction

The total, or net, force acting on an object is the resultant
of all the forces.
Example: If you pull on a box with 10 N and a friend pulls
oppositely with 5 N, the net force is 5 N in the direction you
are pulling.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Action and reaction forces
• one force is called the action force; the other force is
called the reaction force.
• are co-pairs of a single interaction.
• neither force exists without the other.
• are equal in strength and opposite in direction.
• always act on different objects.
 Law of Action and Reaction
The third law of motion, the law of action and reaction, can
be stated as follows: To every action there is always an
opposed equal reaction.
Example: Tires of car push back against the road while the road
pushes the tires forward.
 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Simple rule to identify action and reaction
• Identify the interaction—one thing interacts with another
– Action: Object A exerts a force on object B.
– Reaction: Object B exerts a force on object A.
Example: Action—rocket (object A) exerts force on gas
(object B).
Reaction—gas (object B) exerts force on
rocket (object A).
 Work

Work is a transferred energy during the motion (displacement).

Two things occur whenever work is done:

• application of force
• movement of something by that force
 Work
CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

If you push against a stationary brick wall for several minutes, you do
no work

A. on the wall.
B. at all.
C. Both of the above.
D. None of the above.
 Work
CHECK YOUR ANSWER

If you push against a stationary brick wall for several minutes, you do
no work

A. on the wall.
B. at all.
C. Both of the above.
D. None of the above.

Explanation:
You may do work on your muscles, but not on the wall.
 Work
Examples:
• Twice as much work is done in
lifting 2 loads 1 story high versus
lifting 1 load the same vertical
distance.
Reason: force needed to lift twice the load
is twice as much.
• Twice as much work is done in
lifting a load 2 stories instead of 1
story.
Reason: distance is twice as great.
 Work
Example:
• a weightlifter raising a barbell from the
floor does work on the barbell.

SI system:

British system (or U.S. system)

Work done by a force not in the direction of motion

Note: Work by force

perpendicular ( =90o) to
the direction of motion is
zero. E.g. work by the
weight = 0 J in previous
example
They do the same amount of work. However, Junaid must exert more energy
because he pushes into the ground more than Sami, who pushes more in the
direction of the motion.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
 Energy
Energy is defined as the ability to do work.

Forms of energy:

Units:
SI system: Joule (J)
U.S. system: ft Ib
Renewable energies

Solar

Wind
 Check your understanding
1) The work done by a 100-N force to move a box 2 m in the direction of the force is:
A) 50 J B) 100 N.m
C) 100 J.m D) 200 J

2) The work done by a 100-N force to move a box 2 m in a direction making 60º with the force is:
A) 50 J B) 100 N.m
C) 100 J.m D) 200 J

3) When raising loads upward, if the mass is doubled, the work done will be:
A) the same B) doubled
C) halved D) quadrupled (four times)

4) When raising loads upward, if the mass is doubled and the height is halved, the work done will be:
A) the same B) doubled
C) halved D) quadrupled (four times)

5) The power of a lever used to raise a 50-kg load a 10-m height in 5 s is:
A) 2 kW B) 5 kW
C) 1 kW D) 0.5 kW
 Mechanical Energy
• The mechanical energy of a body or a system is
due to its position, its motion, or its internal
structure.

There are two forms of mechanical energy:

• Potential energy
• Kinetic energy
 Potential Energy
• Potential energy is the stored energy of a body due
to its internal characteristics or its position.
1. Internal potential energy is determined by the
nature or condition of the substance;

Example:
• A stretched bow has stored energy that can do work
on an arrow.
• A stretched rubber band of a slingshot has stored
energy and is capable of doing work.
 Potential Energy
2. Gravitational potential energy is determined by the
position of an object relative to a particular reference level.
Example:
• water in an elevated reservoir
• raised ram of a pile driver
 Gravitational potential energy
• Equal to the work done (force required to
move it upward  the vertical distance
moved against gravity) in lifting it

• In equation form:
 Potential Energy
CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOR

Does a car hoisted for repairs in a service station have increased

potential energy relative to the floor?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
D. Not enough information
 Potential Energy
CHECK YOUR ANSWER

Does a car hoisted for repairs in a service station have increased

potential energy relative to the floor?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
D. Not enough information

Comment:
If the car were twice as heavy, its increase in potential energy
would be twice as great.
 Potential Energy
Example: Potential energy of 10-N ball is the same in
all 3 cases because work done in elevating it
is the same.
 Kinetic Energy
• Energy of motion
• Kinetic energy is due to the mass and the velocity of a
moving object
• is given by the formula:

• If object speed is doubled  kinetic energy is quadrupled.

 Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy and work of a moving object
• Equal to the work required to bring it from rest to that
speed, or the work the object can do while being brought
to rest. In other words, if all the work is transferred into
kinetic energy then:
total work = net force  displacement  kinetic energy,
or F × s  1/2 m v2
 Conservation of Energy
Law of conservation of energy
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it may be
transformed from one form into another, but the total
amount of energy never changes.
 Conservation of Energy
A situation to ponder…

Consider the system of a bow and arrow. In

drawing the bow, we do work on the system and
give it potential energy. When the bowstring is
released, most of the potential energy is
transferred to the arrow as kinetic energy and
some as heat to the bow.
Mechanical Energy = Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy
Example: Energy transforms without net loss or net gain in
the operation of a pile driver.

• conservation of mechanical energy

• Solving for the velocity

Question 1

Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?

A. Mass

B. Volume

C. Velocity

D. Time
Question 2

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A. Area

B. Acceleration

C. Force

D. Displacement
Question 3

A vector quantity must have:

A. both units and no direction

B. units or direction or magnitude

C. either direction or magnitude

D. both magnitude and direction.

Question 4

Which statement about forces is true?

A. Forces only act horizontally or vertically.

B. Forces can be added using vector triangles.

C. Forces on a body always add up to zero.

D. If two forces act on the same body along the same line the resultant
cannot be zero.
Question 5

Two forces act on a body: a horizontal force of 5 N and a vertical force of 5 N.

What is the resultant force?

A. There is a resultant force of 10 N at 45° to the horizontal.

B. There is a resultant force of 5 N at 45° to the horizontal.

C. There is a resultant force of 7.1 N at 45° to the horizontal.

D. There is a resultant force of 7.1 N at 35° to the horizontal.

Question 6

Two forces act on a body. A horizontal force of 5 N and a vertical force of 12 N.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A. 17 N

B. 13 N

C. 12 N

D. 169 N
Question 7

When finding the resultant of two forces that act on an object you:

A. can use an accurately drawn vector triangle

B. can use trigonometry to find the resultant

C. can use either method A or method B

D. must use both methods A and B.

Question 8

Two 100 N forces of the same size, acting at the same angle to the horizontal,
are supporting a suspended crate, as shown in the diagram. Which of the
following statements is correct?

A. You can work out the weight of the crate.

 
B. You can work out the weight of the crate if HORIZONTAL

you are given a value for the angle .

C. The crate weighs more than 200 N.

D. You cannot work out the direction of the

resultant force unless you know the value of angle .
Question 9

If you use a vector diagram to calculate the resultant of two forces that act on
a body at the same time you must:

A. make the length of each line proportional to the size of each force

B. show the direction of each force by the direction of the line with an arrow

C. include a scale and a reference direction in your diagram

D. do all of the above

Question 10

A plane is flying due north at 160 km/h relative to the surrounding air. There is a
crosswind blowing due east. If the magnitude of the resultant velocity of the
plane is 200 km/h, what is the speed of the crosswind?

A. 40 km/h

B. 120 km/h

C. 180 km/h

D. 100 km/h