Table of Contents 1
General Principles 3
Chapter Objectives 3 1.1
Mechanics 3 1.2
Fundamental Concepts 4 1.3
Units of Measurement 7 1.4
The International System of Units 9 1.5
Numerical Calculations 10 1.6
General Procedure for Analysis 12 2
Force Vectors 17
Chapter Objectives 17 2.1
Scalars and Vectors 17 2.2
Vector Operations 18 2.3
Vector Addition of Forces 20 2.4
Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces 32 2.5
C artesian Vectors 43 2.6
Addition of Cartesian Vectors 46 2.7
Position Vectors 56 2.8
Force Vector Directed Along a Line 59 2.9
Dot Product 69 3
Equilibrium of a Particle 85