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Chapter Objectives

  • To provide an introduction to the basic quantities and idealizations of mechanics.
  • To give a statement of Newton’s Laws of Motion and Gravitation
  • To review the principles for apply the SI system of units
  • To examine the standard procedures for performing numerical calculations
  • To present a general guide for solving problems

 

This crane is rated at 7 tons. Cranes are designed using statics and dynamics. This crane is located at Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the photo was taken by Jennifer Kirkey, CCBY open license.

A mechanical crane in full sunshine. It is to illustrate mechanics.
7 ton crane at Granville Island in British, Columbia, Canada. Photo credit: Jennifer Kirkey, July 2020, CCBY open license.

 

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