Dynamics

What you'll learn

• Understand that mass is the property of an object that resists change in motion.
• Recall the relationship F = ma, and solve problems using it, understanding that acceleration and force are always in the same direction.
• Define and use linear momentum as the product of mass and velocity.
• Define and use force as the rate of change of momentum.
• State and apply each of Newton’s laws of motion.
• Describe and use the concept of weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass and recall that the weight of an object is equal to the product of its mass and the acceleration of free fall.
• Show a qualitative understanding of frictional forces and viscous forces/drag including air resistance.
• Describe and explain qualitatively the motion of objects in a uniform gravitational field with air resistance.

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