Forces and Energy Concepts

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Ancient Greek understanding of forces

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Aristotle's theory of natural and violent motion

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Galileo's contribution to dynamics

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Concept of inertia and motion in a vacuum

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Isaac Newton's major work

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"Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (1687)

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Newton's First Law

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Law of Inertia

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Newton's Second Law

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F = ma

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Newton's Third Law

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Action and Reaction

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Concept of friction

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Resistance to motion between surfaces

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Static friction

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Friction that prevents motion

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Kinetic friction

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Friction during motion

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Work in physics

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W = F · d · cos(θ)