| LESSON # | Lesson Titles | PROBLEM SETS | related worked examples |
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| 0 | Vectors | None | None |
Week 1: Kinematics |
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| 1 | 1D Kinematics - Position and Velocity | Problem Set 1 (PDF) | Derivatives in Kinematics Acceleration from Position Shooting the Apple Braking Car Sketch the Motion Pedestrian and Bike at Intersection |
| 2 | 1D Kinematics - Acceleration | ||
| 3 | 2D Kinematics - Position, Velocity, and Acceleration | ||
Week 2: Newton’s Laws |
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| 4 | Newton’s Laws of Motion | Problem Set 2 (PDF) | Gravity Superposition Sliding Block Pushing Stacked Blocks Window Washer Problem |
| 5 | Gravity | ||
| 6 | Contact Forces | ||
| 7 | Tension and Springs | ||
| Deep Dive 1 | Friction | ||
Week 3: Circular Motion |
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| 8 | Circular Motion - Position and Velocity | Problem Set 3 (PDF) | Angular Position from Angular Acceleration Car on a Banked Turn Orbital Circular Motion |
| 9 | Uniform Circular Motion | ||
| 10 | Circular Motion - Acceleration | ||
| 11 | Newton’s 2nd Law and Circular Motion | ||
Week 4: Drag Forces, Constraints and Continuous Systems |
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| 12 | Pulleys and Constraints | Problem Set 4 (PDF) | 2 Blocks and 2 Pulleys |
| 13 | Massive Rope | ||
| 14 | Resistive Forces | ||
Week 5: Momentum and Impulse |
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| 15 | Momentum and Impulse | Problem Set 5 (PDF) | Bouncing Ball Center of Mass of 3 Objects Center of Mass of a Uniform Rod |
| 16 | Conservation of Momentum | ||
| 17 | Center of Mass and Motion of the Center of Mass | ||
Week 6: Continuous Mass Transfer |
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| 18 | Relative Velocity and Recoil | Problem Set 6 (PDF) | Rocket Sled Problem Snowplow Problem |
| 19 | Continuous Mass Transfer | ||
Week 7: Kinetic Energy and Work |
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| 20 | Kinetic Energy and Work in 1D | Problem Set 7 (PDF) | Block Going Down a Ramp Collision and Sliding on a Rough Surface |
| 21 | Kinetic Energy and Work in 2D and 3D | ||
| 22 | Conservative and Non-conservative Forces | ||
Week 8: Potential Energy and Energy Conservation |
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| 23 | Potential Energy | Problem Set 8 (PDF) | Block Sliding Down Circular Slope |
| 24 | Conservation of Energy | ||
| 25 | Potential Energy Diagrams | ||
Week 9: Collision Theory |
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| 26 | Types of Collision | Problem Set 9 (PDF) | Elastic 1D Collision Elastic 1D Collision Again Gravitational Slingshot 1D Elastic Collision in CM |
| 27 | Elastic Collisions | ||
| Deep Dive 2 | Center of Mass Reference Frame | ||
Week 10: Rotational Motion |
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| 28 | Motion of a Rigid Body | Problem Set 10 (PDF) | Find the Moment of Inertia of a Disc from a Falling Mass Atwood Machine Two Blocks and a Pulley Using Energy Blocks and Massive Pulley |
| 29 | Moment of Inertia | ||
| 30 | Torque | ||
| 31 | Rotational Dynamics | ||
Week 11: Angular Momentum |
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| 32 | Angular Momentum of a Point Particle | Problem Set 11 (PDF) | Angular Momentum About Different Points Angular Momentum of 2 Rotating Point Particles Particle Hits Pivoted Ring |
| 33 | Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body about a Fixed Axis | ||
| 34 | Torque and Angular Impulse | ||
Week 12: Rotations and Translation - Rolling |
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| 35 | Rolling Kinematics | Problem Set 12 (PDF) | Wheel Rolling Without Slipping Down Inclined Plane - Torque Method Yoyo Pulled Along the Ground Wheel Rolling Without Slipping Down Inclined Plane |
| 36 | Rolling Dynamics | ||
| 37 | Rolling Kinetic Energy and Angular Momentum | ||
| Deep Dive 3 | Gyroscopes |
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| As Taught In: | Fall 2016 |
| Level: | Undergraduate |
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