| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powers of Ten - Units - Dimensions - Measurements - Uncertainties - Dimensional Analysis - Scaling Arguments | Thigh Bones (Femur) of Mammals (PDF)# |
| 5 | Circular Motion - Centrifuges Moving - Reference Frames - Perceived Gravity | Orbital Information on Planets (PDF)# |
| 9 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 1 (PDF) |
| 12 | Non-Conservative Forces - Resistive Forces - Air Drag - Terminal Velocity | Resistive Force on Spheres (PDF)# Karo Corn Syrup (PDF)# Drop Steel Ball Bearings in Corn Syrup (PDF)# Falling Balloon with and without Air Drag (PDF)# Falling Pebble with and without Air Drag (PDF)# |
| 14 | Escape Velocities - Bound and Unbound Orbits - Circular Orbits - Various Forms of Energy - Power | Energy and Power Consumption (PDF)# |
| 17 | Impulse - Rockets | Rocket Equations (PDF)# (Courtesy of W. H. Freeman & Company.) Tipler, Paul A. "Rocket Propulsion." Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Vol. 1, Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves, Thermodynamics. 4th ed. W. H. Freeman and Company/Worth Publishers (c), 1998, pp. 241-243. ISBN 9781572596733. (pbk.)(Excerpt) |
| 18 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 2 (PDF) |
| 19 | Rotating Rigid Bodies - Moment of Inertia - Parallel Axis and Perpendicular Axis Theorem - Rotational Kinetic Energy - Fly Wheels - Neutron Stars - Pulsars | Flywheel Technology (PDF)# |
| 22 | Kepler's Laws - Elliptical Orbits - Satellites - Change of Orbits - Ham Sandwich | Notes on Kepler Orbits (PDF)# Problem 8.2 (PDF)# Computer Demonstrations - To Catch or not to Catch! Tossing a Sandwich - Peter and Mary in Orbit (PDF)# Data used by Kepler (1618) (PDF)# |
| 23 | Doppler Effect - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes | Effects of Inclination of Binary Systems (PDF) |
| 24 | Rolling Motion - Gyroscopes - VERY NON-INTUITIVE | Torques on Rotating Disks - Gyroscopic Behavior (PDF)# |
| 25 | Static Equilibrium - Stability - Rope Walker | Conversion from Linear to Rotational Motion (PDF)# |
| 26 | Elasticity - Young's Modulus | Elasticity of Metals (PDF)# |
| 29 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 3 (PDF) |
| 33 | Kinetic Gas Theory - Ideal Gas Law - Isothermal Atmosphere - Phase Diagrams - Phase Transitions | Ideal Gas Law (PDF) Comments on Phase Transitions (PDF) |
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