Stuff for
David
Mondays, 12:00, Medium Lecture Theatre, Chadwick Laboratory.
Wednesdays, 10:00, Medium Lecture Theatre, Chadwick Laboratory.
Fridays, 12:00, Large Lecture Theatre, Chadwick Laboratory.
Lecture 1:
Bibliography, Newton's Laws, Vectors.
Lecture 2:
Friction, Drag, Circular Motion.
A recent Letter to Nature
on friction.
Lecture 3:
Work, Energy and Power.
Lecture 4:
Potential Energy, Energy Conservation, Conservative
and Non-Conservative Forces.
Lecture 5:
Force from Potential, Systems of Particles,
Newton's 2nd Law, Linear Momentum, Rocket
Equation, Kinetic Energy.
Lecture 6:
Collisions, Impulse, Elastic and
Inelastic Collisions.
Lecture 7:
Rotational Variables and Vectors, Constant Angular
Acceleration, Kinetic Energy and the Moment of
Inertia.
Lecture 8:
Parallel Axis Theorem, Torque, Newton's 2nd Law for
Rotation, Work, Power and K.E., Rotational Variables
and Vectors, More on Torque.
Lecture 9:
Angular Momentum, Newton's 2nd Law for
Rotation in Vector Form, Angular Momentum of System
of Particles, Conservation of Angular Momentum.
Lecture 10:
Precession of Gyroscope, Wheels, Rolling,
More Moments of Inertia.
Lecture 11:
Centre of Percussion, Precession of the Equinox,
Stability of Spinning Objects, Rolling Coin,
Gyrocompass.
Lecture 12:
(Private study: Equilibrium, Elasticity)
Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion.
Lecture 13:
Simple Pendulum, Angular SHM, Physical Pendulum,
SHM and Circular Motion, Complex Notation,
Damped SHM.
Lecture 14:
Energy in Damped SHM, Quality Factor,
Forced Oscillations, Resonance Width
Lecture 15:
Gravitational Force and Potential,
Shell Theorem, Measuring G, Mass of Earth.
Lecture 16:
Gravitation at Earth's Surface, Orbital Motion.
Lecture 17:
Kepler's Laws, Orbits and Energy, Escape Speed,
Principle of Equivalence, Deflection of Starlight.
Lecture 18:
Fluids at Rest.
Lecture 19:
Fluids in Motion.
Come and see me if you get stuck!
Problems Class 1 Vectors, Relative Motion, Friction.
Problems Class 2 Work, Kinetic Energy and Power.
Problems Class 3 Potential Kinetic and Internal Energy.
Problems Class 4 Collisions, Rockets.
Problems Class 5 Measuring g, Snooker.
Problems Class 6 Torque, Angular Momentum,
Work and Kinetic Energy, the Yo-Yo.
Problems Class 7 Mechanics and Mersey Tunnels,
Centre of Percussion, Gyroscopes
Example Examination
Problems Class 8 Statics, Gravitation and Simple Harmonic Motion.
Problems Class 9 Orbits, Pendula and Phase Diagrams.
Problems Class 10 Fluids.
Come and see me if you get stuck!
``Newton's Snooker Challenge'' Extreme sensitivity
to initial conditions.
Cassini's Voyage to Saturn Example of complex orbit.
Collapse of Tacoma Narrows bridge
Spectacular example of the effects of oscillations.
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