 Sit anywhere. Assigned seats will start this Friday.

 Problem Solving Tool: Free-Body Checklist

 REMINDER: Pset#1 due here tomorrow at start of class.
Draw a clear diagram of (each) object
 Last Lecture
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Static equilibrium examples !F = 0 Think carefully about all of the forces on (each) object
Brief introduction of a few forces. Think carefully about the angles of the forces
 Today Chose an axis, put it on your drawing
Free-body diagrams Calculate components: ! Fx = 0 ! Fy = 0 {! Fz = 0}
Examples, examples, examples…
Solve…
More discussion of specific types of forces.

 Important Concepts
Note: We will generalize this for moving objects later on.
Free-body problem checklist
Think carefully about which forces are “known”

Summary
Other forces?
 Practice the free-body and component checklists and
the guidelines for setting up static equilibrium
problems. Don’t try to remember special cases,
N
each problem is different!
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 Some forces (for example, the normal force) will

One of the most common mistakes is forgetting that N rarely be given but, instead, will usually be found
can vary depending on the physical situation. using sums of forces. It’s very dangerous to try to
“guess” or “memorize” their values.