Forces and Newton’s Laws in One Dimension

Dyke, Philip; Whitworth, Roger

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-11114-5_2

Philip Dyke³ &
Roger Whitworth⁴

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We now introduce the concept of force. When forces are studied alone, the study is called statics; when they are studied in conjunction with kinema tics, then the area of study is called dynamics.

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Polytechnic South West, UK
Philip Dyke (Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Droitwich High School, UK
Roger Whitworth (Head of Mathematics)

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Dyke, P., Whitworth, R. (1992). Forces and Newton’s Laws in One Dimension. In: Guide to Mechanics. Macmillan Mathematical Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11114-5_2

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