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Physics 207: Lecture 7, Pg 1

Lecture 7

Goals:Goals: Solve 1D and 2D problems with forces in equilibrium and non-equilibrium (i.e., acceleration) using Newton’ 1st and 2nd laws.

Distinguish static and kinetic coefficients of friction

Differentiate between Newton’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd Laws

Assignment: HW4, (Chapters 6 & 7 (1st part)due 2/17, 9 am,

Wednesday)

For Thursday, Read Chapter 7

1st Exam Thursday, Feb. 17 from 7:15-8:45 PM Chapters 1-7


Identifying Forces: Non-contact

All objects having mass exhibit a mutually attractive force (i.e., gravity) that is distance dependent

At the Earth’s surface this variation is small so little “g” (the associated acceleration) is typically set to 9.80 or 10. m/s2

FB,G


Contact (i.e., normal) Forces

Certain forces act to keep an object in place. These have what ever force needed to balance

all others (until a breaking point).

FB,T


No net force No acceleration

FB,T Normal force is always to a surface

0

0

0net

y

x

F

F

amFF

FB,G

(Force vectors are not always drawn at contact points)

mgN

NmgFy

0

y


No net force No acceleration

0net amFF

If zero velocity then “static equilibrium” If non-zero velocity then “dynamic equilibrium” This label, static vs. dynamic, is observer dependent

Forces are vectors

321net FFFamFF


A special contact force: Friction

What does it do? It opposes motion (velocity, actual or that which

would occur if friction were absent!) How do we characterize this in terms we have learned?

Friction results in a force in a direction opposite to the direction of motion (actual or, if static, then “inferred”)!

maFFAPPLIED

ffFRICTION mgg

NN

ii

j j


Friction...

Friction is caused by the “microscopic” interactions between the two surfaces:


Friction...

Force of friction acts to oppose motion: Parallel to a surface Perpendicular to a NNormal force.

maFF

ffF mgg

NN

ii

j j


Static Friction with a bicycle wheel

You are pedaling hard and the bicycle is speeding up.

What is the direction of the frictional force?

You are breaking and the bicycle is slowing down

What is the direction of the frictional force?


Important notes Many contact forces are conditional and, more

importantly, they are not necessarily constant

We have a general notion of forces is from everyday life.

In physics the definition must be precise. A force is an action which causes a body to

accelerate.

(Newton’s Second Law)

On a microscopic level, all forces are non-contact


Pushing and Pulling Forces

A rope is an example of something that can pull

You arm is an example of an object that can push or push


Examples of Contact Forces:A spring can push


A spring can pull


Ropes provide tension (a pull)

In physics we often use a “massless” rope with opposing tensions of equal magnitude


Forces at different angles

Case 1 Case 2

F

mg

N

Case1: Downward angled force with friction

Case 2: Upwards angled force with friction

Cases 3,4: Up against the wall

Questions: Does it slide?

What happens to the normal force?

What happens to the frictional force?

mg

Cases 3, 4

mg

NN

F

F

ff

ff

ff


Free Body Diagram

A heavy sign is hung between two poles by a rope at each corner extending to the poles.

Eat at Bucky’s

A hanging sign is an example of static equilibrium (depends on observer)

What are the forces on the sign and how are they related if the sign is stationary (or moving with constant velocity) in an inertial reference frame ?


Free Body Diagram

Step two: Sketch in force vectorsStep three: Apply Newton’s 2nd Law (Resolve vectors into appropriate components)

mg

T1

T2Eat at Bucky’s

T1

T2

mg

Step one: Define the system


Free Body Diagram

Eat at Bucky’s

T1 T2

mg

Vertical : y-direction 0 = -mg + T1 sin1 + T2

sin2

Horizontal : x-direction 0 = -T1 cos1 + T2 cos2


Exercise, Newton’s 2nd Law

A. P + C < W

B. P + C > W

C. P = C

D. P + C = W

A woman is straining to lift a large crate, without success. It is too heavy. We denote the forces on the crate as follows: P is the upward force being exerted on the crate by the personC is the contact or normal force on the crate by the floor, and W is the weight (force of the earth on the crate). Which of following relationships between these forces is true, while the person is trying unsuccessfully to lift the crate? (Note: force up is positive & down is negative)


Mass We have an idea of what mass is from everyday life. In physics:

Mass (in Phys 207) is a quantity that specifies how much inertia an object has

(i.e. a scalar that relates force to acceleration)

(Newton’s Second Law) Mass is an inherent property of an object. Mass and weight are different quantities; weight is

usually the magnitude of a gravitational (non-contact) force.

“Pound” (lb) is a definition of weight (i.e., a force), not a mass!


Inertia and Mass The tendency of an object to resist any attempt to

change its velocity is called Inertia Mass is that property of an object that specifies how

much resistance an object exhibits to changes in its velocity (acceleration)

If mass is constant then

If force constant

Mass is an inherent property of an object Mass is independent of the object’s surroundings Mass is independent of the method used to measure it Mass is a scalar quantity The SI unit of mass is kg

netFa

ma 1||

|a|

m


ExerciseNewton’s 2nd Law

A. increasingB. decreasingC. constant in timeD. Not enough information to decide

An object is moving to the right, and experiencing a net force that is directed to the right. The magnitude of the force is decreasing with time (read this text carefully).

The speed of the object is


Exercise Newton’s 2nd Law

A. B

B. C

C. D

D. F

E. G

A 10 kg mass undergoes motion along a line with a velocities as given in the figure below. In regards to the stated letters for each region, in which is the magnitude of the force on the mass at its greatest?


Moving forces around

Massless strings: Translate forces and reverse their direction but do not change their magnitude

(we really need Newton’s 3rd of action/reaction to justify)

Massless, frictionless pulleys: Reorient force direction but do not change their magnitude

string

T1 -T1

T1 -T1

T2

-T2| T1 | = | -T1 | = | T2 | = | T2 |


Scale Problem

You are given a 1.0 kg mass and you hang it directly on a fish scale and it reads 10 N (g is 10 m/s2).

Now you use this mass in a second experiment in which the 1.0 kg mass hangs from a massless string passing over a massless, frictionless pulley and is anchored to the floor. The pulley is attached to the fish scale.

What force does the fish scale now read?

1.0 kg

10 N

?

1.0 kg


Scale Problem

Step 1: Identify the system(s).

In this case it is probably best to treat each object as a distinct element and draw three force body diagrams. One around the scale One around the massless pulley (even

though massless we can treat is as an “object”)

One around the hanging mass

Step 2: Draw the three FBGs. (Because this is a now a one-dimensional problem we need only consider forces in the y-direction.)

?

1.0 kg


Static and Kinetic Friction Friction exists between objects and its behavior has been

modeled.

At Static Equilibrium: A block, mass m, with a horizontal force F applied,

Direction: A force vector to the normal force vector N N and the vector is opposite to the direction of acceleration if were 0.

Magnitude: f is proportional to the applied forces such that

fs ≤ s N

s called the “coefficient of static friction”


Friction: Static frictionStatic equilibrium: A block with a horizontal force F applied,

As F increases so does fs

Fm

1

FBD

fs

N

mg

Fx = 0 = -F + fs fs = F

Fy = 0 = - N + mg N = mg


Static friction, at maximum (just before slipping)

Equilibrium: A block, mass m, with a horizontal force F applied,

Direction: A force vector to the normal force vector N N and the vector is opposite to the direction of acceleration if were 0.

Magnitude: fS is proportional to the magnitude of N

fs = s N

Fm fs

N

mg


Kinetic or Sliding friction (fk < fs)

Dynamic equilibrium, moving but acceleration is still zero

As F increases fk remains nearly constant

(but now there acceleration is acceleration)

Fm

1

FBD

fk

N

mg

Fx = 0 = -F + fk fk = F

Fy = 0 = - N + mg N = mg v

fk = k N


Sliding Friction: Quantitatively

Direction: A force vector to the normal force vector N N and the vector is opposite to the velocity.

Magnitude: ffk is proportional to the magnitude of N N

ffk = k N N ( = Kmg g in the previous example)

The constant k is called the “coefficient of kinetic friction”

Logic dictates that S > K for any system


Coefficients of Friction

Material on Material s = static friction k = kinetic friction

steel / steel 0.6 0.4

add grease to steel 0.1 0.05

metal / ice 0.022 0.02

brake lining / iron 0.4 0.3

tire / dry pavement 0.9 0.8

tire / wet pavement 0.8 0.7


An experiment

Two blocks are connected on the table as shown. The

table has unknown static and kinetic friction coefficients.

Design an experiment to find S

Static equilibrium: Set m2 and add mass to m1 to reach the breaking point.

Requires two FBDsm1

m2

m2g

N

m1g

T

T

Mass 2

Fx = 0 = -T + fs = -T + S N

Fy = 0 = N – m2g

fS

Mass 1

Fy = 0 = T – m1g

T = m1g = S m2g S = m1/m2


A 2nd experiment



Design an experiment to find K.

Dynamic equilibrium: Set m2 and adjust m1 to find place when

a = 0 and v ≠ 0

Requires two FBDs

m1

m2

m2g

N

m1g

T

T

Mass 2

Fx = 0 = -T + ff = -T + k N

Fy = 0 = N – m2g

fk

Mass 1

Fy = 0 = T – m1g

T = m1g = k m2g k = m1/m2


An experiment (with a ≠ 0)



Design an experiment to find K.

Non-equilibrium: Set m2 and adjust m1 to find regime where a ≠ 0

Requires two FBDs

T

Mass 2

Fx = m2a = -T + fk = -T + k N

Fy = 0 = N – m2g

m1

m2

m2g

N

m1g

T

fk

Mass 1

Fy = m1a = T – m1g

T = m1g + m1a = k m2g – m2a k = (m1(g+a)+m2a)/m2g


Recap

Assignment: HW4, (due 2/17, 9 am, Wednesday) Read Chapter 7 1st Exam Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 7:15-8:45 PM

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