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| 1 |
Physics and Measurement: a) Length, mass and time standards b) Dimensional analysis c) Significant figures
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| 2 |
Vectors: a) Coordinate systems b) Vector and scalar quantities c) Some properties of vectors d) Components of a vector and unit vectors e) Product of two vectors
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| 3 |
Motion in One Dimension: a) Displacement, velocity and speed b) Instantaneous velocity and speed c) Acceleration d) Motion with constant acceleration in one dimension e) Free falling bodies
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| 4 |
Motion in Two Dimensions: a) Displacement, velocity and acceleration vectors b) Constant acceleration motion in two dimensions c) Inclined shooting motion d) Uniform circular motion e) Tangential and radial acceleration f) Relative velocity and relative acceleration
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| 5 |
Laws of Motion: a) The concept of force b) Newton's first law and inertial systems c) Mass d) Newton's second law e) Newton's third law f) Some applications of Newton's laws g) Friction forces
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| 6 |
Work and Kinetic Energy: a) Work done by a constant force b) Work done by a changing force c) Kinetic energy and work-kinetic energy theorem d)
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| 7 |
General review and problem solving
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| 8 |
Midterm exam
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| 9 |
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy: a) Potential energy b) Conservative and non-conservative forces c) Conservative forces and potential energy d) Conservation of mechanical energy e) Work done by non-conservative forces
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| 10 |
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy: a) Potential energy b) Conservative and non-conservative forces c) Conservative forces and potential energy d) Conservation of mechanical energy e) Work done by non-conservative forces
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| 11 |
Linear Momentum and Collisions: a) Linear momentum and its conservation b) Impulse and momentum c) Collisions d) Inelastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension e) Collisions in two dimensions f) Center of mass g) Motio
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| 12 |
Linear Momentum and Collisions: a) Linear momentum and its conservation b) Impulse and momentum c) Collisions d) Inelastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension e) Collisions in two dimensions f) Center of mass g) Motion of a system of particles
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| 13 |
Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: a) Angular displacement, velocity and acceleration b) Rotational kinematics: rotational motion with constant angular acceleration c) Angular and linear quantities d) Rotational energy e) Calculation of moment of inertia
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| 14 |
General review and problem solving
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