PHYS 200: Fundamentals of Physics I (Fall 2006, Open Yale Courses).

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666 years, 7 months

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24

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Instructor: Professor Ramamurti Shankar. This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles and methods of physics for students who have good preparation in physics and mathematics. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and quantitative reasoning. This course covers Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Course Currilcum

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