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The following heirarchical list has been developed and organized with several goals in mind:
* Each model must apply (approximately) to many situations in the world
* The models should cover mechanics as completely as possible
* The models should be ranked hierarchically with most general on top
* Each model should have a descriptive name and be accompanied by its most frequently used formula 

Even these requirements create some difficulties.  Firstly, we have to add a model for general energy conservation including thermal energy, even though this is usually considered part of Thermodynamics; Mechanics uses only the special case of Mechanical Energy, treating heat as "Lost Mechanical Energy".  Arranging the many models into a hierarchy with only four principle models (Kinematics, Energy, Momentum, and Angular Momentum) properly stresses that there are only a few basic models in Mechanics and that many of the most used ones are simply special cases of these few; however it obscures the logical chain of proof and derivation of the laws of mechanics from only F=ma and the definitions of kinematics.  (This usually starts with F=ma for point particles, then builds up and out to rigid bodies, systems of particles, momentum, angular momentum and energy.)  A further critique concerns the equations we associate with each model.  It is a simple operation of calculus to express the laws of physics in either differential (v = dx/dt, Σ{*}F* = m d{^}2{^}{*}x*/dt{^}2^ , Σ{*}T* = I *a*), or integral form (E{^}final^ = E{^}initial^ + W{^}nonConservative^ ).  By presenting only the most frequently used form, we obscure this simplification for the benefit of helping students link titles and verbal concepts to equations. 
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$ E = mc^{2}$

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h3. Heirarchy of Mechanics Models

* h4. 3D Motion

** 2D Circular Motion
*** Uniform Circular Motion  {latex}$ (\alpha = 0)$ {latex}
** 1D Motion
*** 1D Motion with Constant Acceleration
**** 1D Motion with Constant Velocity
** Simple Harmonic Motion

* h4. Energy, Work and Heat

** Work-Energy Theorem
** Mechanical Energy and Non-Conservative Work
*** Constant Mechanical Energy

* h4. Momentum and Force

** Point Particle Dynamics
** Constant Momentum

* h4. Angular Momentum and Torque

** Fixed-Axis Rotation
*** Statics
** Angular Momentum Constant
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