Lecture 1
(80K)
(300K) |
Powers of Ten - Units - Dimensions - Measurements - Uncertainties - Dimensional
Analysis - Scaling Arguments |
Lecture 2
(80K)
(300K) |
1D Kinematics -
Speed - Velocity - Acceleration |
Lecture 3
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(300K) |
Vectors - Dot Products - Cross Products - 3D Kinematics |
Lecture 4
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3D Kinematics -
Free Falling Reference Frames |
Lecture 5
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Circular Motion - Centrifuges Moving - Reference Frames - Perceived Gravity |
Lecture 6
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Newton's Laws |
Lecture 7
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Weight - Perceived Gravity - Weightlessness Free Fall - Zero Gravity in Orbit
(misnomer) |
Lecture 8
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Friction |
Lecture 9
(80K)
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Exam Review |
Lecture 10
(80K)
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Hooke's Law -
Springs - Simple Harmonic Motion - Pendulum - Small Angle Approximation |
Lecture 11
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Work - Kinetic
Energy - Potential Energy - Conservative Forces - Conservation of Mechanical Energy -
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation |
Lecture 12
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Non-Conservative
Forces - Resistive Forces - Air Drag - Terminal Velocity |
Lecture 13
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Potential
Energy - Energy Considerations to Derive Simple Harmonic Motion |
Lecture 14
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Escape
Velocities - Bound and Unbound Orbits - Circular Orbits - Various Forms of Energy -
Power |
Lecture 15
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Momentum -
Conservation of Momentum - Center of Mass |
Lecture 16
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Collisions -
Elastic and Inelastic - Center of Mass Frame of Reference |
Lecture 17
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Impulse -
Rockets |
Lecture 18
(80K)
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Exam Review |
Lecture 19
(80K)
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Rotating Rigid
Bodies - Moment of Inertia - Parallel Axis and Perpendicular Axis Theorem - Rotational
Kinetic Energy - Fly Wheels - Neutron Stars - Pulsars |
Lecture 20
(80K)
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Angular
Momentum - Torques - Conservation of Angular Momentum - Spinning Neutron Stars - Stellar
Collapse |
Lecture 21
(80K)
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Torques -
Oscillating Bodies - Hoops |
Lecture 22
(80K)
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Kepler's Laws -
Elliptical Orbits - Satellites - Change of Orbits - Ham Sandwich |
Lecture 23
(80K)
(300K) |
Doppler Effect
- Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes |
Lecture 24
(80K)
(300K) |
Rolling Motion
- Gyroscopes - VERY NON-INTUITIVE |
Lecture 25
(80K)
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Static
Equilibrium - Stability - Rope Walker |
Lecture 26
(80K)
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Elasticity -
Young's Modulus |
Lecture 27
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Fluid Mechanics
- Pascal's Principle - Hydrostatics - Atmospheric Pressure - Over Pressure in Lungs and
Tires |
Lecture 28
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Hydrostatics -
Archimedes' Principle - Fluid Dynamics - What Makes Your Boat Float? - Bernoulli's
Equation |
Lecture 29
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Exam Review |
Lecture 30
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(300K |
Simple Harmonic
Oscillations - Energy Considerations - Torsional Pendulum |
Lecture 31
(80K)
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Forced
Oscillations - Normal Modes - Resonance - Natural Frequencies - Musical Instruments |
Lecture 32
(80K)
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Heat - Thermal
Expansion |
Lecture 33
(80K)
(300K) |
Kinetic Gas
Theory - Ideal Gas Law - Isothermal Atmosphere - Phase Diagrams - Phase Transitions |
Lecture 34
(80K)
(300K) |
The Wonderful
Quantum World - Breakdown of Classical Mechanics |
Lecture 35
(80K)
(300K) |
Farewell
Special - High-energy Astrophysics |