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Lecture notes files.
| 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 1572596732. (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) |