1. Ask yourself how the system will move: Before you start writing down equations and looking at answer choices, you should develop an intuitive sense of what you’re looking at. In what direction will the objects in the system move? Will they move at all? Once you know what you’re dealing with, you’ll have an easier time figuring out how to approach the problem.




2. Choose a coordinate system: Most systems will only move in one dimension: up and down, left and right, or on an angle in the case of inclined planes. Choose a coordinate system where one direction is negative, the other direction is positive, and, if necessary, choose an origin point that you label 0. Remember: no coordinate system is right or wrong in itself, some are just more convenient than others. The important thing is to be strictly consistent once you’ve chosen a coordinate system, and to be mindful of those subtle but crucial minus signs!




3. Draw free-body diagrams: Most students find mechanics easier than electromagnetism for the simple reason that mechanics problems are easy to visualize. Free-body diagrams allow you to make the most of this advantage. Make sure you’ve accounted for all the forces acting on all the bodies in the system. Make ample use of Newton’s Third Law, and remember that for systems at rest or at a constant velocity, the net force acting on every body in the system must be zero.

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