Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This video discusses how to draw basic force diagrams or "free-body diagrams". See below for videos that discuss more complicated force diagrams with angled forces, forces on inclines, or quantitative force diagrams. Here is a link to the worksheet references at the end of the video.

Intro to Force Diagrams WORKSHEET
docs.google.com/document/d/1USYo29wnbhO2CJpL_iv-DIlh37JvIGyAqigtsBzUyDg/edit?usp=sharing

See more videos below related to forces and motion…

The Normal Force Explained: youtu.be/HvuAq7iaRHY
How to Draw Basic Force Diagrams: youtu.be/yZsc_UP1mqc
Force Diagrams and Component Forces: youtube.com/watch?v=dlV4S_RrnXo
Force Diagrams on Inclines: youtu.be/bztzzPjgijU
Quantitative Force Diagrams: youtu.be/lJgJUDRyFC8
Exploring Static and Kinetic Friction: youtu.be/u6UNpVP8pZI
Static and Kinetic Friction Examples: youtu.be/goI38uJ1ij8
Symbolic Problem Solving with Friction on Inclines: youtu.be/yyRkk-jrmm0
Finding Acceleration and Tension for a "Modified Atwood's Machine": youtu.be/IZA0nCgAWAE
Symbolic Solutions for Accelerating Systems (3-Object Atwood’s Machine): youtu.be/v57_ytDvgeU

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:23 Example #1
7:17 Example #2