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The “EPOL-APPLE” of SIR

ISAAC NEWTON: An Argument

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THE APPLE?
According to popular legend, Newton
was sitting under an apple tree when
the idea struck him that gravity
extends beyond the Earth. Perhaps
he looked up through tree branches
toward the origin of the falling apple
and noticed the moon. In any event,
Newton had the insight to see that
the force between the Earth and the
falling apple is the same force that
pulls the moon in an orbital path
around the Earth, a path similar to a
planet’s path around the sun.
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THE APPLE?
Probably the more correct version of the story
is that Newton, upon observing an apple fall
from a tree, began to think along the following
lines: The apple is accelerated, since its
velocity changes from zero as it is hanging on
the tree and moves toward the ground.

Observe the
Note: movement of the
Observe the movement
apple!
of the apple!
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Analyze the following graphs; are

you ready?

NO PAIN, NO GAIN!!!

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P Distance and Fgrav. Relationships

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Still confused???
If yes: Go back to the previous
slides…
If no: Click next.

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Every body in the universe attracts every other body
with a force that for two bodies is directly
proportional to the product of their masses and
inversely proportional to the square of the distance
separating them:
mass 1 x mass2

F (g) α distance2

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Law of Universal Gravitation

Where:
F= gravitational force
G= gravitational constant
m1= mass of object 1
m2= mass of object 2
d or r= distance between
the objects

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I’ll give you 15 seconds to

memorize the formula…

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The Gravitational Constant (G)
The value for G is 6.67 x 10-11 N * m2/ kg2. This
value is always constant!

Kaya nga constant eh!!!

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Let us summarize our

lesson…

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Prepare for a Graded

Recitation Tomorrow!!!

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FIN
Study hard!!! Or else…

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