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Name: Torque
ID: m13544
Language: English (en)
Summary: Describes basic concept of torque. Understanding torque is key to understanding the building blocks of more complex machines, like robots.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: lever, torque
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Jim Young (young@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Jim Young (young@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Jim Young (young@rice.edu), Robert Ahlfinger (ahlfing@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.1 (history)
First publication date: May 19, 2004 3:53 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Mar 29, 2006 1:53 pm -0600

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Version: 1.1 Mar 29, 2006 1:53 pm -0600 by Jim Young
Changes: 
Text re-written for clarity, and additional text added.

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Young, J. (2006, March 29). Torque. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m13544/1.1/

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Young, James. "Torque." Connexions. March 29, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m13544/1.1/.

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