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

PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I

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

Introduction

Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics

Lecture 02 - Vectors in Multiple Dimensions

Lecture 03 - Newton's Laws of Motion

Lecture 04 - Newton's Laws (cont.) and Inclined Planes

Lecture 05 - Work-Energy Theorem and Law of Conservation of Energy

Lecture 06 - Law of Conservation of Energy in Higher Dimensions

Lecture 07 - Kepler's Laws

Lecture 08 - Dynamics of a Multiple-body System and Law of Conservation of Momentum

Lecture 09 - Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

Lecture 10 - Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem

Lecture 11 - Torque

Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity

Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation

Lecture 14 - Introduction to the Four-Vector

Lecture 15 - Four-Vector in Relativity

Lecture 16 - The Taylor Series and Other Mathematical Concepts

Lecture 17 - Simple Harmonic Motion

Lecture 18 - Simple Harmonic Motion (cont.) and Introduction to Waves

Lecture 19 - Waves

Lecture 20 - Fluid Dynamics and Statics and Bernoulli's Equation

Lecture 21 - Thermodynamics

Lecture 22 - The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics

Lecture 23 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot's Engine

Lecture 24 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics (cont.) and Entropy

References

PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I
Professor Ramamurti Shankar. Class Sessions. Downloads. Syllabus. This course covers Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves.