Free body diagram method

Method — Construct the free body diagram to set up the equations.

Present in chapters

02 · 03

Linked atoms

12 linked atoms.

02 Forze e leggi di Newton

• From the interaction diagram to the free body
• Worked example — two boxes with a spring and pulley

03 Piano inclinato e moto circolare

• Acceleration on an inclined plane with friction
• Worked example — Banked curve without friction
• Worked example — Inclined plane with kinetic friction
• The bucket of water in the loop-the-loop
• The Atwood pulley: the force on the axle
• The accelerating matchbox
• The skater on the half-pipe
• Inclined plane with pulley and hanging mass
• Smooth plane at 30 degrees
• Speed of a conical pendulum