Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

After discussing Newton’s first and second law, we introduce Newton’s third law and use it to compute tension and reaction forces. Having established all three of Newton’s laws, we can apply them in more sophisticated ways. We demonstrate how the key concepts of acceleration, forces, and action-reaction pairs underpinning Newton’s laws can be combined to effectively analyze various systems in multiple representations, from muscles to drag to hopping bugs.

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