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Part of the Division of Classical Mechanics

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The study of Statics is the fundamental examination of the effects of Forces upon objects. Often referred to as the primary discipline within the field of Engineering Mechanics, statics explores the behavior of irrotational bodies. Dynamics is the subsequent study of forces upon rotating bodies.

Prerequisites

Mathematics

Physics

Learning Materials

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Wikibooks:Statics

Statics Lessons

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Study guide:

Wikipedia article:Statics
Wikipedia article:Force
Wikipedia article:Particle
Wikipedia article:Rigid Body
Wikipedia article:Vector
Wikipedia article:Newtons laws
Wikipedia article:Units

Wikipedia article:Free Body Diagram
Wikipedia article:Couple
Wikipedia article:Moment

References

Additional helpful readings include:

Basic Structural Theory; 2007, MIT
Engineering Mechanics: Statics (4th Ed.); Meriam & Kraige, 1997, Wiley New York
Vector Analysis Tutorial

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 # Wikipedia article:[[w:Statics|Statics]]
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+# Wikipedia article:[[w:Rigid Body|Rigid Body]]
 # Wikipedia article:[[w:Vector|Vector]]
+# Wikipedia article:[[w:Newtons_laws|Newtons laws]]
+# Wikipedia article:[[w:Units_of_measurement|Units]]
 # Wikipedia article:[[w:Free_body_diagram|Free Body Diagram]]
 # Wikipedia article:[[w:Couple|Couple]]
 # Wikipedia article:[[w:Moment|Moment]]
-# Wikipedia article:[[w:Rigid Body|Rigid Body]]
 ==References==

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