Abstract
Newton’s first law tells us that an object will remain at rest or in a state of uniform motion unless a force acts on it. In effect, this defines force as an influence which tends to change the velocity of an object. (Remember that the force in question might be the resultant of two or more others.)
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© 1993 Keith L. Watson
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Watson, K.L. (1993). Force and Motion. In: Foundation Science for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12450-3_6
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