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Chapter 4
Physics: for Scientists &
Engineers, with Modern
Physics, 4th edition
Giancoli
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Chapter 4
Dynamics: Newtons Laws
of Motion
Units of Chapter 4
Force
Newtons First Law of Motion
Mass
Newtons Second Law of Motion
Newtons Third Law of Motion
Weightthe Force of Gravity; and the
Normal Force
Solving Problems with Newtons Laws:
Free-Body Diagrams
Problem SolvingA General Approach
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4-1 Force
4-1 Force
4-3 Mass
Mass is the measure of inertia of an object,
sometimes understood as the quantity of
matter in the object. In the SI system, mass is
measured in kilograms.
Mass is not weight.
Mass is a property of an object. Weight is the
force exerted on that object by gravity.
If you go to the Moon, whose gravitational
acceleration is about 1/6 g, you will weigh much
less. Your mass, however, will be the same.
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Summary of Chapter 4
Newtons first law: If the net force on an object
is zero, it will remain either at rest or moving in a
straight line at constant speed.
Newtons second law:
Newtons third law:
Weight is the gravitational force on an object.
Free-body diagrams are essential for problemsolving. Do one object at a time, make sure you
have all the forces, pick a coordinate system and
find the force components, and apply Newtons
second law along each axis.
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