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infoWhy this? Applying Newton’s laws to connected particles and more complex force systems develops our ability to model interacting bodies and distinguish equilibrium from accelerated motion. Further kinematics combines vectors and calculus to describe motion with changing velocity and acceleration.

scheduleWhy now? This final mechanics unit draws together earlier work on equilibrium, friction, and vectors with the broader calculus toolkit. Following projectiles and the earlier introduction to variable acceleration, we can now tackle more demanding force systems and two-dimensional motion while coordinating several modelling assumptions.