After studying this unit you should be able to:
appreciate the concept of force, and understand and model forces such as weight, tension and friction;
model objects as particles or as rigid bodies, and the forces that act on an object in equilibrium;
use model strings, rods, pulleys and pivots in modelling systems involving forces;
understand and use torques;
model and solve a variety of problems involving systems in equilibrium and systems on the verge of leaving equilibrium.
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