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| a branch of the physical sciences that is concerned with the state of rest or motion of bodies that are subjected to the action of forces. |
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| deals with the equilibrium of bodies, that are either at rest or move at a constant velocity. |
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| deals with the accelerated motion of bodies |
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| used to locate the postion of a point in space and use that to describe the size of the physical system. |
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| conceived as a succession of events. |
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| a measure of a quantity of matter that is used to compare the action of one body with that of another. |
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| considered as a "push" or "pull" exerted by one body on another. |
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| has a mass, but a size that can be neglected. |
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| considered as a combination of a large number of particles in which all the particles remain at a fixed distance from one another. |
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| represents the effect of a loading which is assumed to act at a point on a body. |
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| a particle are rest tends to stay at rest and a particle in motion tends to stay in motion. |
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| particle acted upon by an unbalanced force F experiences an acceleration a that has the same direction as the forse and a magnitude that is directlty proportional to the force. |
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| The mutual forces of action and reaction between two particles are equal, positive, and collinear. |
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| the only gravitational force considered in our study of mechanics. |
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| unit of force that is derived from F = ma |
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| the unit of mass that is derived from the equation F = ma |
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| Dimensionally Homogeneous |
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| meaning that each term must be expressed in the same units. |
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| Rigid body, Deformable body, and Fluids |
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| What are the three differnt branches of mechanics? |
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| Because most of the standard equipment that is used is accurate to about .2% |
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| Why do most engineers calculations typically only require 3 sig figs? |
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| What is the SI unit for Length? |
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| What is the SI unit for Mass? |
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| What is the SI unit for Force? |
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| What is the US unit for length? |
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| What is the US unit for Mass? |
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| What is the US unit for Force? |
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