ENGINEERING MECHANICS: The subject of Engineering Mechanics is that branch of Applied
Science, which deals with the laws and principles of Mechanics, along with their applications
to engineering problems.
The subject of Engineering Mechanics may be divided into the following two main groups:
1. Statics, and 2. Dynamics
STATICS: It is that branch of Engineering Mechanics, which deals with the forces and their
effects, while acting upon the bodies at rest.
DYNAMICS: It is that branch of Engineering Mechanics, which deals with the forces and their
effects, while acting upon the bodies in motion. The subject of Dynamics may be further
sub-divided into the following two branches:
1. Kinetics, and 2. Kinematics
KINETICS: It is the branch of Dynamics, which deals with the bodies in motion due to the
application of forces.
KINEMATICS: It is that branch of Dynamics, which deals with the bodies in motion, without
any reference to the forces which are responsible for the motion.