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Kinematics

Engineering kinematics: position, trajectory, velocity and acceleration of particles and rigid bodies, with formulas and practical problems.

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Kinematics describes mechanical motion without considering the forces that cause it. This section covers methods of describing motion, trajectories, particle velocity and acceleration, and fundamental types of rigid-body motion, supported by practical engineering problems.

Kinematics describes mechanical motion without considering the forces that cause it. Its fundamental quantities include position, displacement, trajectory, velocity and acceleration.

The material is organized around problem solving, from finding particle motion parameters to analysing translation, rotation and plane motion of rigid bodies.

Subtopics

Particle Kinematics Basic Motions of a Rigid Body Plane Motion of a Rigid Body Relative Motion of a Particle Spatial Motion of a Rigid Body