Physics 1

Course number: 203-1-1281
4+2 hours, 5 points

Lecturer: Michael Gedalin
Assistant: (site)

Syllabus (from the Shnaton site):

[Physics 1 Level A]

Basic concepts of motion, coordinates, partial derivatives, vectors.
Particle kinematics, rotational motion.
Newton's laws, Galilean relativity, inertial and non-inertial frames
Particle dynamics: applications of Newton's laws, work, kinetic energy, momentum, angular momentum.
Potential energy, conservation laws.
Motion in a potential I: 1D potential, central forces, Keplerian motion.
Motion in a potential II: Oscillations. Mathematical addition: complex numbers.
Many particle systems, conservation laws, collisions.
Rigid body rotation I: Theory (angular velocity and acceleration, tensor of inertia, moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum, kinetic energy).
Rigid body rotation II: Applications (rolling, precession, gyroscopes).
Basics of special relativity
(Optional) Gravitation.

Main source: Kittel, Mechanics, Berkeley Physics Course, QC 21.B4445
Additional source: Alonso, Finn, Physics (Prentice Hall), QC 21.2.A56
Recommended source: An Introduction To Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner, Robert Kolenkow
Problem books:
1. Irodov (in Russian): Иродов, Задачи по общей физике, 1988 (Ir88)
2. Savel'ev (in Russian): Савельев, Сборник вопросов и задач по общей физике, 1982 (Sa82)
3. Sivukhin (in Russian): Стрелков, Сивухин, Угаров, Яковлев, Сборник задач по общему курсу физики, 1977 (Si77)
Exercises
Lecture notes
Useful links
Gedalin's teaching page

No.	Topic	Main source**	Additional source***
1	Basic concepts of motion, coordinates, partial derivatives, vectors	Lecture notes; Ch 2
2	Particle kinematics in vector form, rotational motion	Ch 2, Ch3	Ch 2, 3, 4.1-4.5, 5.1-5.4
3	Newton's laws, Galilean relativity, inertial and noninertial frames	Ch 3, Ch 4	Ch6, 4.6, 5.5-5.6
4	Particle dynamics: applications of Newton's laws, work, kinetic energy, momentum, angular momentum	Ch 3, Ch 5	Ch 7, 8, 9.1-9.7
5	Potential energy, conservation laws	Ch 5	Ch 9.8-9.12
6	Motion in a potential I: 1D potential, central forces, Keplerian motion	Ch 5.5; Ch 9	Ch 9.11, 11.1-11.6
7	Motion in a potential II: Oscillations. Mathematical addition: complex numbers	Ch 7	Ch 10.1-10.6, 10.13, 10.14
8	Many particle systems, conservation laws, collisions	Ch 4, Ch 5, Ch 6	Ch 13.1-13.3, 14.1-14.5, 14.9
9	Rigid body rotation I: Theory (angular velocity and acceleration, tensor of inertia, moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum, kinetic energy)	Ch 8.1-8.3	Ch 13.5-13.8, 14.4-14.6
10	Rigid body rotation II: Applications (rolling, precession, gyroscopes)	Ch 8.3-8.5	Ch 13.9-13.11, 14.6
11	Basics of special relativity	Ch 10-12	Ch 19