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INDEX of revision notes for FORCES 5. Turning forces, moments, equilibrium, moments, levers, calculations from spanners to wheelbarrows, equilibrium situations and gears and cog wheels

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Sub-index for this section on turning forces (some overlap between the pages)

5.1 An introduction to moments and mechanical forces of rotation

5.2 Some simple moment calculations with worked out answers

5.3 Moment calculations and a balancing situation (equilibrium)

5.4 Problem solving: more complex moment & equilibrium calculations

5.5 Simple applications of turning effects of forces including levers

5.6 Gears and cog wheels - a means of transmitting rotational forces

5.7 Turning forces and physics of human skeleton & muscle systems

See also Mass - effect of gravity on it - weight, (mention of work done, GPE and circular motion)


WHAT NEXT? Forces revision notes index

FORCES 1. What are contact forces & non-contact forces?, scalar & vector quantities, free body force diagrams

FORCES 2. Mass and the effect of gravity force on it - weight, (mention of work done and GPE)

FORCES 3. Calculating resultant forces using vector diagrams and work done

FORCES 4. Elasticity and energy stored in a spring

FORCES 5. Turning forces and moments - from spanners to wheelbarrows and equilibrium situations

FORCES 6. Pressure in liquid fluids and hydraulic systems

FORCES 7. Pressure & upthrust in liquids, why objects float/sink in a fluid?, variation of atmospheric pressure


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