Review of Course -- 8
- Newton put it together – his ideas led to what we call “Classical Physics”
- Newton formulated the laws that describe motion in terms of forces and masses
- Newton born the year Galileo died (1642)
- Three Laws
- 1. Inertia: A body keeps moving in straight line unless a force acts on it
- 2. F = ma
- 3. Action/Reaction - equal and opposite forces
- Key new ingredient: force