Review of Semester Topic Sequence
Kinematics - the study of how objects move without regard to the forces associated with that motion
- Particles (Exam I)
- Rigid bodies (Exam II)
Kinetics - the study of the relationship between the motion and the forces that cause the motion
- Using Newton's laws
- Particles
- Rigid bodies (Exam III)
- Using work and energy methods
- Particles
- Rigid bodies
- Using impulse and moments methods
- Particles (Exam IV)