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This lecture covers Newton's laws of motion, focusing on examples of ballistic motion with friction. Topics include the model of viscous friction, projectile trajectories under various forces, and the equations of motion in both x and z directions. The lecture also discusses the solution of differential equations for motion with friction, the concept of an oscillatory system, and the harmonic oscillator model. Practical applications such as the behavior of springs and the analysis of vibrating systems are also explored.