Physics
104: Fundamentals of Mechanics with Laboratory
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Syllabus
I. PRELIMINARIES
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what is classical mechanics?
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scientific measurement
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units of measurement
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scaling
II. KINEMATICS
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One-Dimensional Motion
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average speed
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average and instantaneous velocity
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average and instantaneous acceleration
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uniformly accelerated motion
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the acceleration of gravity
2.
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
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vectors
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position, velocity, and acceleration vectors
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constant acceleration and projectile motion
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uniform circular motion
III. DYNAMICS -- NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION
1.
Forces and Motion
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what is force?
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inertia, mass, and Newton's first law of motion
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Newton's second law of motion
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the force of gravity (weight)
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superposition of forces
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Newton's third law of motion
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the normal force
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one-dimensional applications
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the "fundamental" forces in nature
2.
Applications of Newton's Laws
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friction
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circular motion re-visited
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oscillatory motion and simple harmonic motion
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Newton's law of universal gravitation
IV. WORK AND ENERGY
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work
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kinetic energy and the work-energy theorem
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conservative forces
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potential energy
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conservation of mechanical energy
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potential energy diagrams
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power
V. LINEAR MOMENTUM
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forces and momentum
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conservation of momentum
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collisions in one dimension
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collisions in two dimensions
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center of mass
VI. ROTATIONAL MOTION
- angular displacement, velocity and acceleration
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rotational kinematics: constant angular acceleration
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rotational energy
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moments of inertia
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torque and angular acceleration
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conservation of angular momentum
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static equilibrium
VII. WAVES
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longitudinal and transverse waves
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superposition and interference
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Doppler effect
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standing waves
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resonance
VIII. FLUIDS
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density and pressure
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the depth dependence of pressure
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Pascal's principle
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Archimedes' principle
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the equation of continuity
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Bernoulli's equation
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