Laws of Motion — Revision Notes
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Quick revision notes for Laws of Motion — key concepts, formulas, and definitions for BITSAT Physics preparation.
Revision Notes — Laws of Motion
Key concepts, formulas, and definitions from Laws of Motion for BITSAT Physics preparation.
Key Topics to Revise
Introduction and Galileo's Contributions
- External force is needed to start or stop motion, but not to maintain uniform motion
- Aristotle's fallacy: believed external force was required to keep a body in motion
- Galileo's experiments with inclined planes proved objects on frictionless surfaces move with constant velocity
Newton's First Law of Motion
- A body at rest remains at rest, and a body in uniform motion continues in uniform motion unless acted upon by net external force
- Also known as the Law of Inertia
- Inertia is directly proportional to mass of the body
Momentum and Newton's Second Law
- Momentum is the product of mass and velocity: p = mv
- Rate of change of momentum equals applied force: F = dp/dt
- For constant mass: F = ma (most common form)
Newton's Third Law and Pseudo Forces
- For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
- Action-reaction pairs act on different bodies, so they don't cancel each other
- Forces always exist in pairs, never in isolation
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Laws of Motion is an important chapter in BITSAT Physics. It covers key concepts and formulas that are frequently tested in the exam. Key topics include: Introduction and Galileo's Contributions, Newton's First Law of Motion, Momentum and Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law and Pseudo Forces.
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