Dynamic vs kinetic vs static in physics

[shushi_boi]

This is not a homework question, just a simple physics question which I decided to ask here. I held off from asking in the other general physics forum because I get accused of asking random questions that are insignificant. I really want to understand these terms and how they are compared in physics. I understand that dynamic is work done as intended and static is the opposite I think.

 

[billy_joule]

I held off from asking in the other general physics forum because I get accused of asking random questions that are insignificant. I really want to understand these terms and how they are compared in physics.

So why not do some of your own research? The Wikipedia articles on the three topics you mention define them well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinematics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(mechanics )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statics

PF is great for asking about specific details, it's not designed as a primary source of information.

 

[shushi_boi]

I got this all from my textbook, in mechanics and systems, but I did not know that wikipedia was a reliable scientific source for scientific knowledge. I appreciate your response billy, thank you for posting!

 

[BiGyElLoWhAt]

I probably wouldn't cite it for anything, but I've never been lead astray via wikipedia. ~99.9% of their stuff is cited with scholarly or other respectable sources and clicking the little number after a statement will take you to the link for the info. I use it frequently when I want some quick fast info. That and hyperphysics, the only problem with hyper is sometimes I feel like they don't go into enough detail. I haven't run into that issue on wiki.