Chapter 5 - Force and Newton's Laws

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  0: Introduction
  1: Force
  2: Newton's first law
  3: Mass
  4: Gravitational force: weight
  5: Newton's second law
  6: Sample problem: Rocket Guy
  7: Interactive checkpoint: heavy cargo
  8: Interactive checkpoint: pushing a box
  9: Interactive problem: flying in formation
10: Newton's third law
11: Normal force
12: Tension
13: Newton's second and third laws
14: Free-body diagrams
15: Interactive problem: free-body diagram
16: Sample problem: pushing a box horizontally
17: Interactive problem: lifting crates
18: Friction
19: Static friction
20: Kinetic friction
21: Interactive checkpoint: moving the couch
22: Sample problem: friction and tension
23: Sample problem: a force at an angle
24: Interactive problem: forces on a sliding block
25: Sample problem: moving down a frictionless plane
26: Sample problem: two forces at different angles
27: Interactive checkpoint: sledding
28: Hooke's law and spring force
29: Sample problem: spring force and tension
30: Air resistance
31: Interactive summary problem: helicopter pilot
32: Gotchas
33: Summary

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