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PHYSICS 1 FOR ENGINEERS – LECTURE

RESEARCH WORK: NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION

Mesias, James Mathew H.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

BSEE-1A

Engr. Veronica F. Acosta

Instructor

June 23, 2022

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 Newton’s Law of Motion

Sometimes, we wonder, “What causes movement?” or “How do things move?” All this is

explained in “Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion”. In this topic, I will be talking about and
explaining these laws and their applications in the field of Engineering. Sir Isaac Newton wrote

many observations over motion and how things move. These he called “Newton’s Law of

Motion”. There are three of them these are; Law of Inertia, Law of Acceleration and the Law of

Interaction.

Newton’s laws of motion are three physical laws that establish the science of kinematics. These

laws describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the force acting on it.

It was Isaac Newton who established these laws, and he used these laws to explain many

physical systems and phenomena. These three laws were first published by Isaac Newton in his

in 1687, which is the basis of classical mechanics. Newton used these laws to explain and

investigate many physical phenomena. Newton showed that these laws in addition to the law of

universal gravitation are able to explain Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, and these laws are

still among the most important physical laws so far.

Newton’s first law of motion states “An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a

straight line unless acted upon by an external force”. This means that if there is no force acting

on an object, it will not accelerate or move unless there is a force acting on it or moving.

Newton's second law is a “quantitative description of the changes that a force can produce on the

motion of a body. It states that the time rate of change of the momentum of a body is equal in

both magnitude and direction to the force imposed on it.” The third law of motion states that “if

an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B must exert a force of equal magnitude and

opposite direction back on object A.” This law represents a certain symmetry in nature: forces
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always occur in pairs, and one body cannot exert a force on another without experiencing a force

itself.

Here are the applications of Newton’s law in the field of Engineering; 1 In the study of dynamics,

engineers apply Newton's second law to predict the motion of an object experiencing a net force.

Using the equation F = ma, engineers can model the position, velocity and acceleration of an

object, or they can measure these values to learn about the forces acting on the object.

2 Engineers use Newton's second law to calculate forces acting upon stationary objects. Because

a non-moving object's acceleration is zero, the forces acting on the object must sum to zero.

3 Engineers apply Newton's third law when designing rockets and other projectile devices.

During launch, the burning fuel exerts a downward force, and the reaction force pushes the

rocket into the air. In space, the rocket applies its rear thrusters to move forward, which provides

another example of how engineers take advantage of reaction forces in their d esigns.

4 Engineers apply Newton’s third law of motion in a wide range of designs involving stationary

and moving objects, including structures such as bridges, 5 Engineers use Newton's laws to

navigate space travel, simulate vehicle collisions to improve safety measures and design simple

devices like scissors.

In conclusion, Newton’s laws of motion are very important. They are used in our everyday life.

When we drop anything, move anything, and just the simple act of walking. Although they might

seem perplexed, but they are quite simple. Newton’s laws of motion basically summarize life

because every living thing moves and this is why these laws are so important.

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References:

https://www.teachengineering.org/populartopics/newtonslaws

https://blog.praxilabs.com/2021/02/24/applications-of-newtons-laws-of-motion-in-daily-life/