Course Notes and Videos

Pre-class notes and video lectures are contained in the pages below. The material is organized by class week. Notice that some weeks (e.g., Week 2) have more readings and videos than others (e.g., Week 4), so please plan accordingly. We have tried to ensure that each week's pre-class work will take less than 1 hour.

The organization of the course notes by week is a matter of convenience. It means that we do not expect you to have read about future material for the current week, but it does not mean that you will not go back and look at old material for current work.

Computational Modeling

The notes and videos on computational modeling will be useful throughout the course and should be viewed (at least once) during the first full week of the course.

Course Notes



Week 1

Modeling Motion with No Net Force

Week 2

Modeling Motion with a Net Force

Week 3

Modeling Motion with Non-Constant Forces: Newtonian Gravitation

Week 4

Modeling Motion with Non-Constant Forces: Springs
Modeling Contact Interactions: The Ball & Spring Model of Solids

Week 5

Modeling Contact Interactions: Friction
Conservation of Linear Momentum in Multi-particle Systems

Week 6

Modeling Curved Motion

Week 7

Modeling Energy Transfer in Single Particle Systems: Total Particle Energy & Work
Modeling Energy Transfer in Multi-Particle Systems: Kinetic & Potential Energy

Week 8:

Spring Potential Energy
Modeling Energy Transfer in Multi-Particle Systems: Newtonian Gravitational Potential Energy
Modeling the Colliding of Systems

Week 9

SPRING BREAK & Group Project 2

Week 10

Modeling Energy Transfer in Multi-Particle Systems: Internal Energy & Heat Exchange

Week 11

Modeling Energy Transfer in Multi-Particle Systems: Point Particle and Real Systems

Week 12(Tuesday)

Modeling the Colliding of Systems

Weeks 12(Thursday), 13 & 14

Modeling Rotational Motion

Week 15

The Core Principles of Mechanics