Forces and Newton’s Laws
of Motion
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, Units
• Force and Mass
• Newton’s First Law of Motion
• Newton’s Second Law of Motion
• Newton’s Third Law of Motion
• The Vector Nature of Forces: Forces
in Two Dimensions
• Weight
• Normal Forces
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Force and Mass
Force: push or pull
Force is a vector – it has magnitude and
direction
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
of Motion
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Units
• Force and Mass
• Newton’s First Law of Motion
• Newton’s Second Law of Motion
• Newton’s Third Law of Motion
• The Vector Nature of Forces: Forces
in Two Dimensions
• Weight
• Normal Forces
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Force and Mass
Force: push or pull
Force is a vector – it has magnitude and
direction
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.