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)