Y1 Forces

Dynamics is the study of forces and it's effect on motion. This aspect of the course introduces the concept of forces and methods you will employ when working with them.

Forces is a huge topic that brings together many areas of Maths. In the first year you will learn the fundamentals of working with forces. This is extended in the second year, so it is important that you become confident with this material.

Students should need to:

• Understand the concept of a force and know that it is a vector. 

• Know and be able to use the 3 Newtons Laws (Most commonly, you will be making use of the second law, F=ma)

• Be able to resolve forces effectively in a straight line

• Be able be able to use different types of forces such as tension, thrust and gravity

• To be able to solve problems where particles are connected, eg Cars and Trailers, Pulleys and Lifts

• Be able to confidently apply SUVAT to problems where a force produces an acceleration

• Be able to solve problems where force is expressed as a vector

In the second year of A-Level this topic is extended so that forces do not all act in a straight line.

It's a great idea to pause the videos on the questions and try the questions before watching the solution.

Forces Fundamentals

Overview

i and j notation

Newtons Second Law

1) All topics

2) Example Questions

Problems with Forces

Example Problems

Connected Particles

1) Overview

2) Example questions