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3. Newton's laws

1. Force

2. First law

Inertial reference frame.

Equilibrium.

3. Second law

Momentum form.

4. Third law

5. Law of gravitation

F12=Gm1m2r2ˆr12

g=GMr2ˆr

Einstein

6. Inertial and gravitational mass

Inertial mass

mi=Fa.

Gravitational mass

mg=Fgg.

7. Application of Newton's laws

Using free-body diagrams without friction.

Friction