PY105 Notes

Overview

Motion in One and Two Dimensions

• Introduction
• Motion in One Dimension
• Constant Accleration
• Graphical Analysis and Vectors
• Motion in Two Dimensions
• Relative Velocity

Forces and Newton's Laws

• Newton's Laws
• Forces and Applying Newton's Laws
• Friction
• Circular Motion
• More Circular Motion
• Gravity

Energy and Momentum

• Work and Energy
• Conservation of Energy
• Energy Problems
• Power
• Momentum and Collisions
• Collisions in Two Dimensions

Rotation

• Center-of-gravity; Rotational kinematics
• Torque and Rotational Inertia
• Rotational Kinetic Energy and Angular Momentum
• Static Equilibrium

Fluids

• Pressure; Fluid Statics
• Fluid Dynamics
• Viscosity

Harmonic Motion

• Simple Harmonic Motion
• SHM Example; Damped and Driven Harmonic Motion

Heat and Thermodynamics

• Temperature and Thermal Expansion
• Ideal Gas Law
• Kinetic Theory
• Heat and Specific Heat
• Heat Transfer
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Heat engines
• Entropy and the Second Law

Sound and Waves

• Waves
• Sound
• The Doppler Effect
• Interference
• Diffraction
• Musical Instruments