CONCEPT MAP

The unit's concept map traces the logical structure of the chapter: Aristotle's ("force $\Rightarrow$ motion") view is contrasted with Galileo's ("force $\Rightarrow$ change of motion") view, which crystallises into Newton's first law ($v=$ constant when force-free — the "law of inertia"), second law ($\vec F=d\vec p/dt$), and third law (equal-and-opposite force pairs). …