Y2 Statics (Rigid Bodies)

What

This topic applies your knowledge of Forces and Moments to real problems where systems are held in equilibrium. This might include ladders or flagpoles

Exam board note: The AQA teaching guidance states "Forces will not need to be resolved into components. " in relation to moments, so you should only need to use moments when the forces are perpendicular and therefore the more complex problems in here (eg ladders, flagpoles) will not be examined. Worth doing for fun though! The Edexcel specification refers to ladders specifically.

Practice

A bit of everything: Questions Solutions

Exam Questions

Questions (answers at the end)

Moments and Equilibrium

Questions Solutions

Stretch and Challenge Qs

Statics

Help

Everything

This long video covers complex problems more like what you would come across in an exam.

Statics

Resolving Forces

These sets of videos here covers everything in Year 1 and Year 2. The additional work for year 2 are the examples at the end where forces are not parallel or perpendicular but acting at angles.

Forces - Set 1


This next set of videos is a little shorter and focuses more on the year 2 work. 

Forces - Set 2

Friction

This set of videos covers all aspects of friction. There are a set of examples at the end with exam type questions that can involve combinations of everything you have learned, including friction, connected particles, forces at angles, moments and SUVAT

Friction

Full coverage

This is a link to a page on the TLMaths website that covers everything you needs to know in year 2 of A-Level. 

Forces