Physics - Dynamics

The first important thing about dynamics in Physics is Newton's laws of motion. This three laws of motion describe the properties that pertain to motion.


  • The first law of motion as stated by Newton is that an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it, also known as an inertia. | * An object's inertia is its resistance to changing in motion.


  • The second law of motion states that the force on an object is equal to its mass times acceleration. This is also known as the equation F=ma. | You can substitute the values of F=ma for other things later on, as well as being a good rearrangable equation


  • And the last third law of motion states that when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction. | In other words forces have equal and opposite reactions when applied to an object.


  • These three laws of motion are very crucial and show up very often in Physics.

    Forces are the main aspect of dynamics

    Some notes about force are:
  • Force is a vector
  • Forces have vertical and horizontal components
  • When net forces acting on an object is more than zero then the object will accelerate in the direction of the net force.
  • When the net force of an object is zero then it will continue in its motion at a constant velocity. If its at rest then it'll stay at rest
  • Different types of force: Normal, applied, tension, gravitational, frictional, contact, and electric.