In this course students will learn a process for analysis of static objects; concepts of force, moment, and mechanical equilibrium; how to analyze forces and moments in two and three dimensions; and how to analyze distributed forces and internal loads. They will be able to analyze forces in various systems such as frames, machines, trusses, beams and cables. The tools learned in this course will provide the basis for later courses and a career in engineering.

Vectors, and vector operation, equilibrium, structures and their analysis, distributed forces, friction phenomena, virtual work.