These notes introduce how forces and Newton’s laws govern motion # 🧭 Index - [[Center of Mass Acceleration]] - Rate of change of the COM velocity - [[Center of Mass Displacement]] - Vector difference for the displacement of the COM - [[Center of Mass Dynamics]] - Analysis of how net external forces govern the motion of a system’s COM - [[Center of Mass Velocity & Momentum]] - Rate of change of the center of mass displacement - [[Conservation of Momentum]] - Principle stating that in an isolated system (no external forces), the total linear momentum remains constant - [[External & Internal Forces]] - Explains the forces outside and inside a system - [[Forces]] - Vector quantities representing interactions that change an object’s motion - [[Frames of References]] - Coordinate systems (inertial or non-inertial) from which an observer measures positions, velocities, and accelerations - [[Impulse]] - The integral of force over time produces a change in momentum - [[Impulse-Momentum Theorem]] - Statement that the impulse applied to an object equals its change in momentum - [[Kinetic Friction]] - Resistive force opposing relative motion of surfaces in contact - [[Linear Momentum]] - Quantity of motion defined as the product of mass and velocity - [[Newton Laws]] - Three experimentally derived laws - [[Static Friction]] - Resistive force preventing motion