S2 Force Mass and Motion

Motivation

Understanding a changing world means understanding motion. This section is concerned with the key concepts (mass, force) underlying the classical Newtonian theory of motion, and expressed in Newton’s three laws. We illustrate the application of these laws in the context of a wide range of forces, and touch on some of the curious ‘forces’ encountered in ‘accelerating’ reference frames.

Objectives

By the end of this section you should:

Key Mathematics

vectors; a glimpse of differential equations