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In the Physics 101 lecture, Professor Dr. Marcus Kellan covered Newton's laws of motion, emphasizing inertia, force, and acceleration. Key concepts included Newton's First Law of Inertia, Second Law (F = ma), and Third Law (action-reaction pairs), along with practical applications like free-body diagrams. Announcements included homework due and a quiz on kinematics and forces.

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Wave Functions of Social Behavior

In the Physics 101 lecture, Professor Dr. Marcus Kellan covered Newton's laws of motion, emphasizing inertia, force, and acceleration. Key concepts included Newton's First Law of Inertia, Second Law (F = ma), and Third Law (action-reaction pairs), along with practical applications like free-body diagrams. Announcements included homework due and a quiz on kinematics and forces.

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Course: Physics 101: Foundations of Classical and Modern Physics

Professor: Dr. Marcus Kellan


Date: March 10, 2025
Nebula University
Room: Hawking Hall, Rm 204
Time: 10:00–11:15 AM
Recap from Last Lecture:
Defined kinematics: displacement, velocity, acceleration.

Equations: v = u + at, s = ut + ½at², v² = u² + 2as (memorize these!).

Prof said we’d build on this with forces today.

Newton’s First Law (Law of Inertia):


“An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion, unless
acted on by a net external force.”

Key idea: Inertia = resistance to change in motion. Depends on mass (more mass =
more inertia).

Example: Hockey puck sliding on ice keeps going until friction or a stick stops it.

Demo: Prof rolled a ball across the table—stopped it with his hand to show force
breaking inertia.

Newton’s Second Law:


F = ma (force = mass × acceleration).

Units: Force in Newtons (N), mass in kg, acceleration in m/s².

Prof’s example: Push a 2 kg box with 10 N force → a = F/m = 10/2 = 5 m/s².

Vector stuff: Force and acceleration have direction! If you push left, it
accelerates left.

Q from class: What if two forces act? Prof said add them as vectors (net force).

Newton’s Third Law:


“For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.”

Action-reaction pairs: Rocket pushes gas down, gas pushes rocket up.

Demo: Prof sat on a wheeled chair, threw a heavy ball—chair rolled backward.
Reaction force in action!

Misconception: Forces don’t cancel out—they act on different objects.

Applications:
Car acceleration: Engine applies force, friction resists. Net force determines how
fast you speed up.

Free-body diagrams: Draw all forces (gravity, normal force, friction, etc.) to
solve problems.

Practice problem: 5 kg block on table, pushed with 20 N. Friction = 5 N. Find a?


Net force = 20 - 5 = 15 N.

a = F/m = 15/5 = 3 m/s². (Got this right in class!)


Key Terms:
Net force, inertia, vector, Newton (1 N = 1 kg·m/s²).

Announcements:
Homework 2 due Friday: 5 problems on Newton’s laws.

Quiz next week on kinematics + forces. Bring calculator!

Random Note: Prof spilled coffee mid-lecture. Said, “Even gravity gets me
sometimes.”

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