ARISTOTELIAN

AND GALILEAN
VIEWS ON
MOTION
PREPARED BY:
ARIANE FLORENDO, LPT
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MOTION
 Horizontal Motion
 An object moving in a violent motion requires push or pull
to maintain horizontal motion.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 He proposed that
this motions
influenced by two
factors, namely,
the motive force
and the resistance.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 He had an early version of the law of motion which states
that the speed (v) of the object is directly proportional to
motive force (F) and inversely proportional to the
resistance (R) of the medium.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 In equation,
 v∝ F/R
v= velocity
R= resistance of the medium
F= motive force
 F must be greater than R in order for the object to move.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 Vertical Motion
 Is referred as natural motion. In a natural motion, the
object will move and return to its natural state based on the
object’s material or composition.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 Examples:
 Aristotle believed that, if a ball thrown upward, its element
was earth.
 Smoke goes up in the air because it seeks its natural place
in the atmosphere.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 Aristotle also formulated an idea about vertical motion. He
predicted that the velocity (v) of the objects is inversely
proportional to the time (t) it takes to travel a certain
distance.
 In equation,
 v∝ 1/t
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MOTION (CONT.)
From this claim of Aristotle, heavier objects will
fall faster than lighter ones.
The proportionality indicates that,
v1/ v2 = t2/ t1
Since v∝ F
F1/ F2 = t2/ t1
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MOTION (CONT.)
The Projectile Motion
 Antiperistalsis- is the resistance made by the other object
in response to the action made by the object.
 The motive force given to the object will be transferred to
the medium. This medium will fill in the space left behind
by the object to continue its motion.
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MOTION
 Vertical Motion
 In the absence of the resistance, objects would fall not
depending on their weight, but in the time of fall.
 If the object encountered a resistive force from a fluid,
equal or greater than its weight, it will slow down and
reaches a uniform motion until it reaches the bottom and
stops.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 For example, without any resistance, a 1 kg object will be
as fast as a 10 kg object when falling because they fall
with the same amount of time, given that they are released
from the same height.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 Horizontal Motion
 An object in motion, if unimpeded will continue to be in
motion, and an external force is not necessary to maintain
the motion.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 For example, if a
ball is pushed on
an infinitely flat
plane, the ball will
continue to roll if
unimpeded.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 Projectile Motion
 Galileo was credited for quantifying the “rate of fall” by
measuring the distance and time and plotting it graphically.
 He was able to slow down the “fall” using ramps rather than
viscous materials as Aristotle did resulting to significantly
different conclusions related to the rate of fall.
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MOTION (CONT.)
 For example, when
you shoot a ball in a
basketball ring, the
ball does not need a
force to keep it
moving.