Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion  ballrk.gif

SmartBoard Pre-Lecture Notes for Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Giancoli 6th Edition Web Resources

AP Syllabus

Chapter 4 Homework

Chapter Outline:

4-1  Force (pg. 72)
  • Force is a vector quantity
  • Contact versus long-range forces
  • Types of forces

4-2  Newton's 1st Law of Motion (pg. 73)  RE: Newton's 1st Law

  • Objects in motion and at rest

4-3  Mass (pg. 75)

  • The measure of inertia
  • SI unit for mass
  • Mass and weight

4-4  Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (pg. 75)  RE: Newton's 2nd Law

  • Relate force, mass and acceleration
  • Simple force problems

4-5  Newton's 3rd law of Motion (pg. 77)  RE: Newton's 3rd Law

  • Action reaction pairs

4-6  Weight, the Force of Gravity and the Normal Force (pg. 80)

  • Physical models: free-body diagrams

4-7  Solving Problems with Newton's Laws (pg. 84)

  • Solving force problems

4-8  Applications Involving Friction, Inclines (pg. 90)

  • Definition of friction: relate friction and the normal force
  • Static friction
  • Kinetic friction
  • Graphic representation of friction
  • 2 dimensional force problems

Coefficient of Kinetic Friction Lab  RE: Lab Information

4-9  Problem Solving and Review of Forces (pg. 96)