Newton’s laws
principle · 1687 · Early modern era
The basic laws of mechanics.
Author: Isaac Newton.
Principles and materials it uses
- Calculus — uses. Mechanics built on calculus.
Where it is used
- Pendulum — is used in. The swing is described by Newtonian mechanics.
- Accelerometer — is used in. The sensor measures the force of inertia.
- Tsiolkovsky rocket equation — is used in. It follows from the conservation of momentum.
- Battering ram — is used in. The momentum of a heavy log.
- Truss — is used in. A triangle is a rigid shape.
- Billiards — is used in. Collisions of balls.
- Monocoque — is used in. The shell itself carries the load.
- Seat belt — is used in. It restrains the body during sudden braking.
What it is a kind of
- Reaction force — includes. Reaction is Newton’s third law.
- Universal gravitation — includes. Part of Newtonian mechanics.