Lesson: Static Friction Physics

In this lesson, we will learn how to analyze the forces acting on objects on frictional surfaces that are required to induce motion in the objects.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

define the coefficient of static friction using , where is the magnitude of a force applied parallel to a surface and is the angle made by the surface with the horizontal,
understand how to determine the static friction force on an object,
calculate the coefficient of static friction between two surfaces.