Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Force Vectors 4 Chapter 3 Equilibrium of Particles 11 Chapter 4 Force System Resultants 19 Chapter 5 Center of Gravity and Centroid 33 Chapter 6 Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies 40 Chapter 7 Analysis of Structures 47 Chapter 8 Friction 62 Chapter 9 Kinematics of Particles 67 Chapter 10 Planar Kinematics of Rigid Bodies 84 Chapter 11 Kinetics: Force and Acceleration 98 Chapter 12 Kinetics: Work and Energy 118 Chapter 13 Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum 140 References 160