After completing today's reading, exercises, and the associated homework you should be able to:
Define what is meant by a particle..
Determine when bodies of finite size can be treated as particles.
Apply equilibrium equation(s) to a particle by
drawing a complete and correctfree body diagram, and
writing the equilibrium equations based on the free body diagram.
Note: Any term in bold is a key vocabulary term that you should be able to define, regardless of whether or not that is the specific learning objective.