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Newton's Laws of Motion

Newton's Laws are the "backbone" of dynamics - the study of the causes of motion. The goal is to come to a relatively deep conceptual understanding of Newton's Laws, which is a very tall order. Students should be able to apply Newton's Laws to everyday situations - otherwise, what good are they?

 

Addison Trail Library Catalog (Be sure to go to the end of the pages of the results when you search for.)

Willowbrook High School Library Catalog

509 Sto     The story of science : Newton at the center.  Washington, [D.C.]: Smithsonian Books, c2005.

 530 Fey    Feynman, Richard Phillips.  Six easy pieces : essentials of physics, explained by its most brilliant teacher.  Reading, Mass. : Helix Books, c1995...

 530 Irw         Irwin, Keith Gordon, 1885-1964.  The romance of physics.  New York, : Scribner, [1966].

 530 Von          Von Baeyer, Hans Christian.  Rainbows, snowflakes, and quarks : physics and the world around us.  New York : McGraw-Hill, c1984.

531 Fle    Fleisher, Paul.  Objects in motion : principles of classical mechanics.  Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, c2002..

531 Laf       Lafferty, Peter.  Force & motion.  New York : Dorling Kindersley,  2000.

R 500 New     The New book of popular science.  Danbury, Conn. : Grolier,c1998...

R 500 Sci     U-X-L science fact finder.  Detroit : UXL, c1998..

R 500 Sci    Science and its times. : understanding the social significance of scientific discovery.  Detroit : Gale Group, c2000..

R 500 Wor    The World Book encyclopedia of science.  Chicago : World Book, c1999..

 

There are many websites that provide information on the laws of motion.  Search ,netTrekker, and AccessScience  (The Remote access codes are available from the AT LMC)

Forces & Motion - Try dozens of experiments that will demonstrate Newton's laws of motion. Choose from three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Note the chart of what skills are assessed in each experiment: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, experimenting, inferring, and applying.

Newton's Laws of Motion - Dynamics is the study of motion and forces, and a fundamental concept in dynamics is the dynamical system.  Examples of dynamical systems include a satellite in orbit around the earth and a beating heart. This web site has excellent diagrams and pictures to help you understand the importance of dynamics in the study of mechanics in physics.

Notes on Newton - Newton's Laws of Motion are the "backbone" of dynamics, the study of the causes of motion. This web site will help you understand Newton's Laws of Motion and help you apply them to everyday situations. Newton's three laws are broken down into separate links that are very detailed. There is also a link to a concept map that is helpful for visual learners and links to other web sites about the concept of dynamics in physics.

 

 


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