The Law of Inertia Newton's first law The methods of analyzing space, time and motion described in the previous several lectures are called kinematics. Galileo rightly deserves much of the credit for ...

"A great deal of ink has been spilt on the question what the law of inertia is really for," explains Hoek, who was puzzled as a student by what Newton meant.

It always seems easier to do what we’ve always done — the object at rest portion of inertia. Some fleets likely think that 5.9 mpg — what the average fleet is getting today — is good.

"A great deal of ink has been spilt on the question what the law of inertia is really for," explains Hoek, who was puzzled as a student by what Newton meant.