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I am currently reading through a document Finding Moments of Inertia from MIT, page 4, and I am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internetInternet. Is

Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

I am currently reading through a document from MIT and am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internet. Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

I am currently reading through a document Finding Moments of Inertia from MIT, page 4, and I am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the Internet.

Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

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I am currently reading through a document from MIT and am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass momentmass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internet. Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

Kind regards, Aidanaidan12

I am currently reading through a document from MIT and am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internet. Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

Kind regards, Aidanaidan12

I am currently reading through a document from MIT and am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internet. Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

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What is a mass moment?

I am currently reading through a document from MIT and am a little confused as to one of the concepts that they use.(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-003j-dynamics-and-control-i-spring-2007/lecture-notes/lec11.pdf -- page 4).

In this document, there is mention of a mass moment. Could someone possibly define this for me please? I can't find anything too clear on the internet. Is this synonymous with the first moment of mass?

Kind regards, Aidanaidan12