PHYSICS
(Newtons laws and Geometrical optics)
Forces
Non-contact Contact
e.g. Magnetic force e.g. Friction
Gravitational Force (Fg)~ force the Earth exerts on an object that is close to its
surface
Fg=mg g~ gravitational constant *always acts downwards
Normal Force (N) ~ perpendicular fore exerted by surface on object
Frictional Force (Ff) ~ opposes motion of an object and acts parallel to surface object
is in contact with
*Frictional force is directly proportional to normal force
Static Friction (Fs)~ counteracts the tendency of movement of a stationery object
Fs=μn μ~ coefficient of static friction
Kinetic Friction (Fk) ~ counteracts the tendency of movement in a moving object
Fk=μn μ~ coefficient of kinetic friction
Free body diagrams
Force diagrams
(Newtons laws and Geometrical optics)
Forces
Non-contact Contact
e.g. Magnetic force e.g. Friction
Gravitational Force (Fg)~ force the Earth exerts on an object that is close to its
surface
Fg=mg g~ gravitational constant *always acts downwards
Normal Force (N) ~ perpendicular fore exerted by surface on object
Frictional Force (Ff) ~ opposes motion of an object and acts parallel to surface object
is in contact with
*Frictional force is directly proportional to normal force
Static Friction (Fs)~ counteracts the tendency of movement of a stationery object
Fs=μn μ~ coefficient of static friction
Kinetic Friction (Fk) ~ counteracts the tendency of movement in a moving object
Fk=μn μ~ coefficient of kinetic friction
Free body diagrams
Force diagrams