Show the forces acting on an object in a free body diagram. The arrows represent the size and direction of the forces acting. When drawing a force diagram: represent the object with a small box or dot ...

Do you need some practice with force diagrams for your introductory (or advanced) physics course? Here are three questions (and the last one is awesome) about the motion of a bike as it is pulled ...

Understanding Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams. Posted: May 26, 2025 | Last updated: June 15, 2025. This video is an introduction to shear force and bending moment diagrams.

I intend to talk about forces and force diagrams, but there is a more fundamental question to address first. What is a force? Most texts define it as a push or a pull. That really isn't a bad ...