Newton’s Laws of Motion

Topic Objectives

By the end of this topic, the learner should be able to:

• State Newton’s laws of motion;
• Describe simple experiments to illustrate inertia;
• State the law of conservation of linear momentum;
• Define elastic collision, inelastic collision and impulse;
• Derive the equation F = ma;
• Describe the application of frictional force;
• Define viscosity;
• Explain terminal velocity;
• Solve numerical problems involving Newton’s laws and the law of conservation of linear momentum.