[MAS.865](../index.html) > Mechanisms
## Mechanisms
Things that coordinate / constrain / reduce / etc / the work of actuators.
#### Maxwell on DOF
- [Friendly Maxwell](http://www.clerkmaxwellfoundation.org/Newsletter_2015_Winter.pdf)
- [Seminal Maxwell](https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/doi/pdf/10.1080/14786446408643668?needAccess=true)
### Materials
#### [Metamaterials](materials_metamaterials/index.html)
### Methods
#### Linkages
##### [Mathematics](linkages_mathematics/index.html)
##### [Simulation](linkages_simulation/index.html)
##### [Examples](linkages_examples/index.html)
#### [Fasteners](fasteners/index.html)
#### [Bearings](bearings/index.html)
#### [Gears](gears/index.html)
#### [Flexures](flexures_flexures/index.html)
#### [Drives / Transmissions](transmissions/index.html)
### Design Principles
#### [Rules to Play By](design_principles/index.html)
#### [507 Mechanical Movements](http://507movements.com/)