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    Newton’s Laws of Motion Lindsey Rolling Mr. Moore Physical Science L1 Newton 's Laws of Motion 22 October 2015 Newton’s First Law Newton’s First Law of Motion tells how an object moves. The first law states that an object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. (“Laws of Motion”). This would mean that another force would have to act on an object to make it change the motion, or lack of, that it is…

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    Goal The goal of this experiment is to verify Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion. Introduction Newton’s 2nd Law states that when an external net force acts on an object, the acceleration of the object is proportional to the net force, and it also occurs in the same direction. The acceleration is also inversely proportional to the net force. Thus, the net force, which is the sum of all the forces acting on an object, is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration. In this experiment,…

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    Sir Isaac Newton was an english physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton was most famous for his law of gravitation. Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England the same year Galileo died Newton only lived 85 years. Isaac Newton was established physicist and mathematician, and is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. With discoveries in optics, motion and mathematician, Newton developed the principles of modern physics.Isaac Newton was one…

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    http://www.livescience.com/46558-laws-of-motion.html. Newton is known for his work in gravity and the motion of planets. Isaac Newton based his discoveries off of Descartes and changed the modern era of scientific thinking. In mathematics, Newton created integral and differential calculus, and in optics, he created the first telescope. His most influential and famous contribution came from his three laws that describe the motion of objects on the earth. The first law Newton created was based off…

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    scientific and mathematical discoveries. Isaac Newton is known worldwide for many famous discoveries. He was an extremely intelligent man. Some of the most famous of his discoveries included discovering lots of information in optics, motion, mathematics, and a ton of laws and rules for physics that we use almost everyday today. Isaac Newton lived a very intelligent and successful life. He never had any children and never was married either. He spent most of his time in science. As he grew…

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    In conclusion, we can use Newton’s 3 laws of motion to maximize our rockets’ flight time. For Newton’s first law, our hypothesis stated the following: “We can apply Newton’s first law by minimizing the forces that resist motion. The way we will do this is to make the nose cone as smooth and pointy as possible. If the nose cone is too flat on the end, it will not cut through the air very well. The rocket must cut through the air swiftly, this means that resistance will be at its minimum during…

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    Newton’s three laws of motion essay Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher who lived in the 17th century. One of his accomplishments was coming up with three laws of motion that can be used to explain how and why stuff move. These laws that Newton came up with are still used today. Newton’s first law of motion states that “an object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest unless an unbalanced force acts on it”.…

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    Proving Newton’s Second Law of Motion Aim: Prove that a (acceleration) is proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass. Background Theory: Sir Isaac Newton presented his three laws of motion in the Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis in 1687. The second law, ΣF = ma, states that changes in force will cause an object to accelearate and with this equation, one can figure out how much. It can be rewritten into a = ΣF / m, and thus, it can be seen that acceleration…

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    Newton’s Laws Sir Isaac Newton, the man who developed the first theories of gravitation, also introduced the three laws of motion. These laws essentially changed the field of physics in an astounding manner – it paved the way to modern science. Let’s look at these laws in some more detail: Newton’s first law: It states that an object will remain at rest or in a uniform motion, unless an external force acts on it. This is basically also the definition for inertia. In other words, the state of…

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    became a father figure to him. This father figure, Isaac Barrow, encouraged Newton to achieve his best in life. Barrow set Newton’s education level to a higher standard, teaching Newton much harder topics like Calculus. Barrows faith became the uplifting boost that Newton needed all of this life. And while sadly the college in Cambridge closed down due to the…

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