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This lecture covers Newton's laws of motion, starting with the first law stating that objects remain at rest or in motion unless acted upon by a force. It then delves into the concept of force, mass, frames of reference, and free body diagrams. The discussion progresses to inertial and non-inertial frames of reference, illustrating how to convert between them. The lecture also explores the second law, which describes how objects accelerate when a net force is applied, proportional to the force and inversely proportional to mass. It concludes with the third law, emphasizing action and reaction pairs of forces. Practical examples, such as friction and spring forces, are used to illustrate these concepts.