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Free Body Diagrams and Fictitious Forces

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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 2.003SC Engineering Dynamics, Fall 2011, Prof. J. Kim Vandiver, Prof. David Gossard — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Order: the items appear in the order MIT's own session page lists them. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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Videos · Lecture Videos

  1. Lecture 7: Degrees of Freedom, Free Body Diagrams, and Fictitious ForcesLecture video · transcript Watch
  2. Muddy card discussionLecture clip · 0:21–1:11:43 · 1:11:22 long · transcript Watch
  3. Degrees of freedom and free body diagramsLecture clip · 4:20–1:11:43 · 1:07:23 long · transcript Watch
  4. Example 2: Hockey puckLecture clip · 13:29–1:11:43 · 58:14 long · transcript Watch
  5. Example 3: Rod leaning on a wallLecture clip · 15:54–1:11:43 · 55:49 long · transcript Watch
  6. Free body diagrams with two bodiesLecture clip · 30:08–1:11:43 · 41:35 long · transcript Watch
  7. Fictitious force in the elevatorLecture clip · 39:38–1:11:43 · 32:05 long · transcript Watch
  8. Fictitious centrifugal forceLecture clip · 48:53–1:11:43 · 22:50 long · transcript Watch
  9. Lecture 8: Fictitious Forces and Rotating MassLecture video · transcript Watch
  10. Reading assignment from Williams on kinematicsLecture clip · 0:25–1:12:14 · 1:11:49 long · transcript Watch
  11. Concept questions intro showing problemsLecture clip · 1:36–1:12:14 · 1:10:38 long · transcript Watch
  12. Concept question discussion-spool and string etcLecture clip · 4:02–1:12:14 · 1:08:12 long · transcript Watch
  13. Fictitious force: elevator cable breaksLecture clip · 13:54–1:12:14 · 58:20 long · transcript Watch
  14. Demo of cart on incline with water in containerLecture clip · 33:18–1:12:14 · 38:56 long · transcript Watch
  15. Complete fictitious force discussionLecture clip · 48:43–1:12:14 · 23:31 long · transcript Watch
  16. Rotating mass demo related to homework 1Lecture clip · 58:29–1:12:14 · 13:45 long · transcript Watch

Videos · Recitation Video and Notes

  1. Recitation 4: Free Body DiagramsProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

Check Yourself · Concept Question Answer Key and Problem Set Solutions

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