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Physics 111: Lecture 7, Pg 1
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Friction
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What is it?
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How do we characterize it?
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Model of friction
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Static & Kinetic friction
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Some problems involving friction
Physics 111: Lecture 7, Pg 2
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What does it do?
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It opposes motion!
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How do we characterize this in terms we have learned?
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Friction results in a force in the direction opposite to thedirection of motion!
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Physics 111: Lecture 7, Pg 3
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Friction is caused by the “microscopic” interactionsbetween the two surfaces:
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