Chapter 2: Particles

In this chapter, we analyze our first static bodies (motion where acceleration = 0), treating them as particles. The sections in this chapter include:

• 2.1 Particle & Rigid Body – the difference between particles and rigid bodies
• 2.2 Free Body Diagrams for Particles – learning how to model forces and motion
• 2.3 Equilibrium Equations for Particles – analyzing static bodies
• 2.4. Examples  – problems submitted by other students.

Very simply, here are the important equations for this section (the Ch 1 equations might be helpful too)