Forces
Dynamics is a subset of mechanics, which is the study of motion. Whereas kinematics analysis the motion itself, Dynamics is concerned about the CAUSES of motion. In particular, it involves the concepts of force, momentum and energy. This video gives an overview of what dynamics is, and is useful as an intro to its study, or as a review.
One of the most important principles involving dynamics is the concept of force. It was Isaac Newton in the late 17th-century who, in his book Principia provided the analysis of what does, in what is now known as Newton's Three Laws or Laws of Motion.
The rest of this page examines those laws and examines also various situations involving forces.
(although the concepts of momentum and energy are intricately related to force, we will leave the discussion on other pages.)
The rest of this page examines those laws and examines also various situations involving forces.
(although the concepts of momentum and energy are intricately related to force, we will leave the discussion on other pages.)
