This book is for use in Physics 1170 at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. This course is intended for students proceeding to studies in Applied Science or Engineering. Topics include statics of particles, rigid body forces and equilibrium, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, particle kinematics and dynamics, systems of particles.

https://www.douglascollege.ca/course/phys-1170

It is based closely on PHYS170 at the University of British Columbia. PHYS 170 (3) Mechanics I Statics of particles, equilibrium or rigid bodies, rigid body statics and internal forces, trusses; kinematics: rectilinear motion; dynamics: Newton’s second law, friction, impulse, momentum, work and energy.  Prerequisite: One of PHYS 12, PHYS 100 and one of MATH 100, MATH 102, MATH 104, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 180, MATH 184. Corequisite: One of MATH 101, MATH 103, MATH 105, MATH 121.

http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/courses.cfm?code=PHYS

Special thanks to BCcampus for partial funding the work on this project, in particular the images by Brina Shnek.