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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: The Physics of Stage Machinery

1 Basic Concepts & Definitions

Definition of Translational Displacement

Speed and Velocity

Graphical Relationships Between x, v, and a

2 The Equations of Constant Acceleration

Constant Acceleration

Equations of Constant Acceleration

Moves with a Given Time and Distance

The Acceleration Due to Gravity

3 The Force to Accelerate Mass: F_acceleration

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Conversion Table – Mass and Force

The Force Needed to Accelerate Mass

4 The Friction Force, F_friction

Friction—Complex and Simplified

Sliding Friction

Static Friction

Kinetic Friction ...

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