{"id":52,"date":"2021-02-02T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/?post_type=part&#038;p=52"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:22:46","slug":"chapter-2-vectors","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/part\/chapter-2-vectors\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 2: Particles","rendered":"Chapter 2: Particles"},"content":{"raw":"In this chapter, we analyze our first static bodies (motion where acceleration = 0), treating them as particles. The sections in this chapter include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/1-5-particle-rigid-body\/\">2.1 Particle &amp; Rigid Body<\/a> - the difference between particles and rigid bodies<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/free-body-diagrams\/\">2.2 Free Body Diagrams for Particles<\/a> - learning how to model forces and motion<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/particle-equilibrium\/\">2.3 Equilibrium Equations for Particles<\/a> - analyzing static bodies<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/2-4-examples\/\">2.4. Examples\u00a0 <\/a>- problems submitted by other students.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nVery simply, here are the important equations for this section (the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/part\/main-body\/\">Ch 1 equations<\/a> might be helpful too)\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/02\/Ch-2-1024x247.png\" alt=\"List Equations for Chapter 2. These include: Particle, rigid body.\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-964 size-large\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" \/>","rendered":"<p>In this chapter, we analyze our first static bodies (motion where acceleration = 0), treating them as particles. The sections in this chapter include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/1-5-particle-rigid-body\/\">2.1 Particle &amp; Rigid Body<\/a> &#8211; the difference between particles and rigid bodies<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/free-body-diagrams\/\">2.2 Free Body Diagrams for Particles<\/a> &#8211; learning how to model forces and motion<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/particle-equilibrium\/\">2.3 Equilibrium Equations for Particles<\/a> &#8211; analyzing static bodies<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/chapter\/2-4-examples\/\">2.4. Examples\u00a0 <\/a>&#8211; problems submitted by other students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Very simply, here are the important equations for this section (the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/part\/main-body\/\">Ch 1 equations<\/a> might be helpful too)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/statics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/02\/Ch-2-1024x247.png\" alt=\"List Equations for Chapter 2. 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