Connection for AP® Courses Relating to Dynamics, Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

Connection for AP® Courses Relating to Dynamics, Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

This text provides a brief introduction to development of force concept; Newton's first law of motion & inertia; Newton's second law of motion & the concept of a system; Newton's third law of motion & symmetry in forces; normal, tension, & other examples of force; problem-solving strategies; further applications of Newton's laws of motion; and an introduction the four basic forces. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • inertia
  • weight
  • external force
  • drag force
  • carrier particle
  • gravitational force
  • strong nuclear force
  • weak nuclear force
  • Newton’s third law of motion
  • thrust
  • free-fall
  • net force
  • Newton’s second law of motion
  • normal force
  • free-body diagram
  • Isaac Newton
  • Newton’s first law of motion
  • Newton’s second law
  • system
  • mass
  • dynamics
  • tension
  • Galileo
  • force field
  • force
  • newton
  • electromagnetic force