Rogationist College

High School Department

TECHNICAL
PAPER
IN
PHYSICS
(First Quarter)

Aila Arielle S. Tolosa

IV- St. Augustine

Sir Jed T. Belardo

July 30, 2010

 I. Introduction
Motion is change of location or position of an object with respect to time. Change in
motion is the result of an applied force. Motion is typically described in terms of velocity also
seen as speed, acceleration, displacement, and time. All living things do such things related to
motion and also non-living things were living things tend to move them anywhere where there is
applied motion already.

Once these have been defined and some of their basic properties described, Newton states his
“axioms” or “laws of motion” thus the first says everybody continues in its state of rest, or of
uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed
upon it. The next one is the change of motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and
is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed. And the last one to
every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon
each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts.

II. The 3 Laws of Motion

For nearly a century, Aristotle's description of the physical universe had proven to be inadequate
to describe the nature of movement (or the movement of nature, if you will). Newton tackled the
problem and came up with three general rules about the movement of objects which have been
dubbed by posterity Newton's three laws of motion.

In 1687, Newton introduced the three laws in his book Philosophiae naturalis principia
mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which is generally referred to as
the Principia, where he also introduced his theory of universal gravitation, thus laying down the
entire foundation of classical mechanics in one volume.

Three Laws of Motion

• Newton's First Law of Motion states that in order for the motion of an
object to change, a force must act upon it, a concept generally called inertia.
• Newton's Second Law of Motion defines the relationship between
acceleration, force, and mass.
• Newton's Third Law of Motion states that any time a force acts from one
object to another, there is equal force acting back on the original object. If you
pull on a rope, therefore, the rope is pulling back on you as well.

Working with Newton's Laws of Motion

• Free Body Diagrams are the means by which you can track the different
forces acting on an object and, therefore, determine the final acceleration.
• Introduction to Vector Mathematics is used to keep track of the directions
and magnitudes of the various components of the forces & accelerations involved.
• Know Your Variables discussed how best to use your knowledge of
variable equations to prepare for physics tests.
 III.Applications

Law of Inertia

Imagine that you are standing inside a stationary bus. Suddenly the bus starts moving and you
fall backwards. This is due to the inertia of your body. When the bus was at rest, you were also at
rest. When the bus started moving, your legs went with the floor of the bus due to friction. But
the upper part of your body tends to continue in its state of rest (inertia of rest). As a result you
fall backwards.

Law of Acceleration

Suppose we're sitting in a car,and pops is driving @ 60 miles per hour. He sees the signal flash
yellow(slow down), he leaves the accelerator pedal & slams the brakes.At this point we'll feel as
though someones continuously pushing us forward until he comes to a standstill. As per newton's
second law of motion the force we will experience will be directly proportional to the amount of
'deceleration' (ie braking, or 'reverse acceleration'). This also deals with the fact that we were in
uniform motion up until the ill-fated yellow light struck, hence we would cotinue along that
directon(by newton's 1st law of inertial motion).

Law of Interaction

Presuming that the blocks are supported and at equilibrium, then the net force on the system is
zero. All the forces occur in Newton's third law pairs.

IV. Reflection

The 3 Laws of Motion can really be used almost any time of the day not knowing you’re doing it
already. Motion helps us to do things properly and to know the differences of each law that can
help in our daily lives. It can help some things to make it easier to comply with the things that is
needed to do. Less Work, More Energy.
 V. Resources

Book

 Exploring Science and Technology (Physics), Diwa Textbooks. 2008

 Physics at Work High School Laboratory Manual, Diwa Textbooks. 2009
 Physics Textbook, Phoenix Publishing House. 1996

Internet

 http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/newt.html
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/An_example_of_inertia_that_you_could_demonstrate