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Week 3 Lecture 1
Week 3 Lecture 1
PHYS1101
Dr Maria Parappilly
Office: 3001, School of Chemical &
Physical Sciences
Phone: 8201-5842
Email: maria.parappilly@flinders.edu.au
Lecture 3 Dynamics, March 9, 2018 Newton’s laws of motion describe the motion of the dolphin’s path. (credit: Jin Jang)
PHYS1101
Introduction to Dynamics
They are also universal laws in that they apply to similar situations on Earth as
well as in space.
(credit: OpenStax)
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a=
∑ F
m
∑ F = ma
∑ F = 0 : object not accelerated
∑ F ≠ 0 : object accelerated
5-1 Newton's First and Second Laws
Characteristics of forces:
o Unit: N, the newton; 1 N = 1 kg m/s2
o Acceleration of a mass is proportional to the exerted force
o Forces are vectors
Net force is the vector sum of all forces on an object
Principle of superposition for forces:
o A net force has the same impact as a single force with identical
magnitude and direction
o So we can restate more correctly:
As an equation, we write:
Identify the body in question, and only include forces that act on that body!
Separate the problem axes (they are independent):
Eq. (5-1)
Eq. (5-2)
Figure 5-7
5-2 Some Particular Forces
∑F box =0
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∑F box =0 ∑F box =?
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∑F box =0 ∑F box =0
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FN = ? FN = ?
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FN = mg FN = mg + 40 N
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∑F box =0 ∑F box =0
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∑F box =0 ∑F box =?
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∑F box =0 ∑F box ≠0
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a) increase?
b) decrease?
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∑F box = ma
assume a = 0.2g
FN − mg = m. − ay
= − m ⋅ 0.2g
FN = m(1 - 0.2 )g = 0.8mg
The apparent weight is less than the true weight!
(a) 70 kg
(b) 476 N
(c) 686 N
(d) 700 N
(e) 896 N