Newton's first law: If an object is at rest, or if its speed and direction are constant, then the resultant force on it is zero(Force on the object below are equal-no resultant force, so no acceleration.
Newton's second law: If the momentum of an object changes, eg. if it accelerates, then there must be resultant force acting on it. Normally, the mass of the object is constant, and the force is thus proportional to the acceleration of the object. The direction of the acceleration is the same as the direction of the force.
(Formula: F=ma F=Force, M=mass, a=acceleration)
Newtons third law: Forces always occur in equal and opposite pairs called the *action and *reaction. Thus if object A exerts a force on object B, object B exerts an equal but opposite force on A. These forces *do not cancel each other out, as they act on different objects.
Hope this would be useful for you :-)
2008-12-31 19:39:15 補充:
Example for Newton's third law:
Bat exerts force on ball, accelerating it in opposite direction.
Ball exerts equal and opposite force on bad(felt as sudden slowing down of bat)