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- angular position and its velocity and acceleration
- torque - force that acts to rotate an object about an axis
Together the above 6 concepts constitute Newtonian Mechanics, which underlies the fields of mechanical and civil engineering and when extended to flowing fluids (ie. liquids and gasses) the fields of aeronautics and hydrodynamics as well. In this WIKI we will group them into four major areas:
- Motion of a particle in 3-dimensional space
- Energy
- Momentum and Force
- Angular Momentum (including the description of angular motion)
In principle, Newtonian Mechanics can be derived from only Newton's Laws (which include SF=ma) and the calculus of motion. However, energy and momentum follow from these assumptions and prove to be extremely useful ways to think about the world.
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