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• Forces
  • Basic ideas
  • Newton's Laws
  • The force of gravity
    • Example: Your weight
    • Example: Weights in elevators
  • Tension
  • Problem solving strategies
    • Tension on an inclined plane
      • Draw a diagram
      • Draw free body diagrams
      • F=ma in component form
      • Limits
    • Mass held by two ropes
      • Draw a diagram
      • Draw free body diagrams
      • F=ma in component form
      • Solve the equations
      • Limits
    • pulleys
  • The Fracas over Friction
    • Example
      • Free body diagrams
      • F=ma in component form
      • Solve the equations
      • Check answer
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