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PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I

Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics. Professor Shankar introduces the course and answers student questions about the material and the requirements. He gives an overview of Newtonian mechanics and explains its two components: kinematics and dynamics. He then reviews basic concepts in calculus through two key equations: x = x0 + v0t + ½ at² and v² = v0² + 2 a (x-x0), tracing the fate of a particle in one dimension along the x-axis. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. Introduction and Course Organization
[00:21:25] 2. Newtonian Mechanics: Dynamics and Kinematics
[00:28:20] 3. Average and Instantaneous Rate of Motion
[00:37:56] 4. Motion at Constant Acceleration
[00:52:37] 5. Example Problem: Physical Meaning of Equations
[01:08:42] 6. Derive New Relations Using Calculus Laws of limits

References
PHYS 200: Lecture 1 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics
Instructor: Professor Ramamurti Shankar. Resources: Problem Set 1 Solutions [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics
Lecture 02 - Vectors in Multiple Dimensions
Lecture 03 - Newton's Laws of Motion
Lecture 04 - Newton's Laws (cont.) and Inclined Planes
Lecture 05 - Work-Energy Theorem and Law of Conservation of Energy
Lecture 06 - Law of Conservation of Energy in Higher Dimensions
Lecture 07 - Kepler's Laws
Lecture 08 - Dynamics of a Multiple-body System and Law of Conservation of Momentum
Lecture 09 - Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
Lecture 10 - Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem
Lecture 11 - Torque
Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity
Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation
Lecture 14 - Introduction to the Four-Vector
Lecture 15 - Four-Vector in Relativity
Lecture 16 - The Taylor Series and Other Mathematical Concepts
Lecture 17 - Simple Harmonic Motion
Lecture 18 - Simple Harmonic Motion (cont.) and Introduction to Waves
Lecture 19 - Waves
Lecture 20 - Fluid Dynamics and Statics and Bernoulli's Equation
Lecture 21 - Thermodynamics
Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics
Lecture 23 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot's Engine
Lecture 24 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics (cont.) and Entropy