The Free-Body Diagram Revisited

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review and hopefully revive interest in a procedure - the use of the free-body diagram - which is useful to students in an introductory mechanics course. This article provides a detailed discussion of the free-body diagram with examples and integrates the free-body diagram in to the problem-solving process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087952

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  • Michael T. Toole

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  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Air Force
  • Bodies
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Equations
  • Falling Bodies
  • Instructors
  • Mechanics
  • New York
  • Physics
  • Schools
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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