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AP Physics 1 - Newton's Laws of Motion

What you will learn in this course

Course contents (3:58)

Newton's First Law of Motion

The need for Newton's laws (5:01)
Statement and meaning of the first law (10:38)
The concept of inertia (4:32)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

Statement and meaning of the second law (13:31)
What is force and examples of forces (8:19)
Two simple problems on Newton's Second Law (5:01)
What is weight and how is it different from mass? (14:07)
How to draw a force diagram? (6:12)
How to use the force diagram to solve a simple problem (20:14)

Understanding Tension force

Using the first law to find tension forces (33:42)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

Statement and meaning of the third law (11:39)
If the weight of an object is action what is its reaction? (6:46)
Understanding forces acting on a book placed on a table (30:44)
Problem - Finding reaction forces for two books placed on a table

Understanding the motion of accelerating objects

Case 1 - Object moving due to horizontal applied forces (9:55)
Case 2 - Luggage pulled by a force at an angle to the horizontal (16:20)
Case 3 - Two boxes pushed together on a horizontal floor (22:49)
Case 4 - A block sliding down an inclined plane (18:34)
Case 5 - Two blocks connected by a string passing over a pulley (11:04)
Case 6 - Atwood's Machine (2:49)

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