"I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it."
- Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
Concept of force. Vector nature of force.
Identifying forces acting on an object. Free body diagram.
Equilibrium. Examples of equilibrium. Tension and normal force. Net or unbalanced force as a result of summation of all forces.
Moving hockey puck. Effect of friction.
Newton's First Law. Inertia. Motion of an object under unbalanced force.
Newton's Second Law. Units of force.
Force of gravity. Weight and mass. Apparent weight.
Dragging a box on a floor. Analysis of forces and applying Newton's Second Law.
Box dragged horizontally under a force exerted at an angle. Using components method.