The document discusses the history of the study of force and motion. It describes Aristotle's view of natural and forced motion. It then talks about Galileo's experiments with balls rolling down inclined planes, which helped establish the concept of inertia. Finally, it provides the basic definition of force as an abstract concept that can cause an object to change its motion state or undergo deformation.
The document discusses the history of the study of force and motion. It describes Aristotle's view of natural and forced motion. It then talks about Galileo's experiments with balls rolling down inclined planes, which helped establish the concept of inertia. Finally, it provides the basic definition of force as an abstract concept that can cause an object to change its motion state or undergo deformation.