Cambridge AS & A Level Physics
3.1Momentum and Newton's laws of motion
Momentum and Newton's laws of motion in Cambridge AS & A Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 3.1.1Understand mass as the property that resists a change in motion.
- 3.1.2Recall and use F = ma, with acceleration in the direction of the resultant force.
- 3.1.3Define and use linear momentum.
- 3.1.4Define and use force as the rate of change of momentum.
- 3.1.5State and apply Newton's three laws of motion.
- 3.1.6Describe weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass and recall W = mg.
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Linear momentum and force as rate of change of momentum
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Mass, weight and Newton's laws of motion
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