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8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999
8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002

8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999

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8.01 Video Files
LEC	TOPICS COVERED	DOWNLOADABLE MEDIA
1	Units and Dimensions Uncertainty in Measurement Scaling Argument Dimensional Analysis Free-Fall Experiment	(MP4 ‑ 82.1MB) (ZIP - 82.7MB)
2	Average Speed and Velocity Instantaneous Speed and Velocity Bullet Time Acceleration Worked 1D Kinematics Example General 1D Motion Equation 1D Free Fall Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 109.8MB) (ZIP - 111.5MB)
3	Vectors Decomposition of Vectors Dot Product Cross Product Using Determinants Cross Product Using Corkscrew Particle Moving in 3 Dimensions Projectile Motion Example Projectile Motion Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 106.6MB) (ZIP - 108.2MB)
4	Projectile Motion: Shape and Maximum Horizontal Displacement for Projectile Motion Horizontal Displacement Demo (1) Horizontal Displacement Demo (2) Collisions in Free Fall Free Fall Reference Frame Monkey in Free Fall	(MP4 ‑ 113.4MB) (ZIP - 113.5MB)
5	Uniform Circular Motion Loss of Centripetal Force Planets in Circular Orbits Centrifuges Perceived and Artificial Gravity Centrifuging a Solution Water in a Bucket	(MP4 ‑ 109.2MB) (ZIP - 110.9MB)
6	Newton's First Law Newton's Second Law Newton's Third Law Examples of Action and Reaction Hero's Engine Third Law Consequences Statics Problem Block With Two Strings	(MP4 ‑ 105.8MB) (ZIP - 107.4MB)
7	Weight and Free Fall Masses on a Frictionless Pulley Interpretation of Masses on a Pulley Tension in Revolving String Weightlessness During Free Fall Weightless Mass in Free Fall Weightlessness Video	(MP4 ‑ 107.5MB) (ZIP - 109MB)
8	Static Friction Measuring Static Friction Friction in Pulley/Plane System Example of Pulley/Plane System Pulley/Plane Demo Waterplaning and Air Tracks CO_2 Shuttle	(MP4 ‑ 103.5MB) (ZIP - 104.9MB)
9	Scaling Argument Dot Product and Cross Product 1D Kinematics Problem Velocity in Kinematics Problems Projectile Motion Projectile Motion Example Circular Motion Yardstick Puzzle	(MP4 ‑ 107.9MB) (ZIP - 109.5MB)
10	Hooke's Law Sinusoidal Motion Mass on a Spring Example Hooke's Law Demonstration Pendulum Equation Spring and Pendulum Comparison Pendulum Periods	(MP4 ‑ 106.1MB) (ZIP - 107.3MB)
11	Work and Kinetic Energy Work in Three Dimensions Gravitational Work Conservation of Mechanical Energy Mechanical Energy and Centripetal Force Universal Gravitation Gravitational Potential Energy Wrecking Ball Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 105.7MB) (ZIP - 107.2MB)
13	Gravitational Potential Energy Continued Force and Potential Energy Stable and Unstable Equilibrium Simple Harmonic Motion from Energy Conservation Oscillation in Circular Well I Oscillation in Circular Well II Shuttle on Circular Air Track Ball in Circular Well	(MP4 ‑ 110.6MB) (ZIP - 112.3MB)
14	Escape Velocity and Circular Orbits Circular Orbit Examples Power Heat Energy Chemical and Mechanical Energy Solar and Nuclear Power The Energy Crisis	(MP4 ‑ 107.3MB) (ZIP - 109.1MB)
15	Conservation of Momentum Inelastic Collisions Real-World Collisions Collision Demonstrations Center of Mass Motion of the Center of Mass	(MP4 ‑ 112.5MB) (ZIP - 114.2MB)
16	Elastic Collisions Elastic Collision Demonstrations Center of Mass Frame Heat Loss in Collisions Inelastic Collision Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 105MB) (ZIP - 106.5MB)
17	Ballistic Pendulum Ballistic Pendulum Demonstration Impulse Basketball and Tennis Ball Impulse and Thrust The Rocket Equation Velocity Change from Fuel Kinetic Energy Change from Fuel	(MP4 ‑ 104.5MB) (ZIP - 106MB)
18	Two Basic Concepts Block on an Inclined Plane Continuously Spinning Top Pendulum Oscillation Calculation I Pendulum Oscillation Calculation II Energy in a Spring Earth-Sun Gravitational System Resistive Forces Inelastic Collisions	(MP4 ‑ 107.1MB) (ZIP - 108.7MB)
19	Rotational Motion Analogies Calculating Moment of Inertia Flywheels Energy from Spindown Crab Pulsar	(MP4 ‑ 88.3MB) (ZIP - 89MB)
20	Angular Momentum Conservation of Angular Momentum Ice Skaters' Delight Stellar Equilibrium and Remnants Stellar Observation Supernova Images	(MP4 ‑ 110MB) (ZIP - 111.1MB)
21	Revolution of the Earth Angular Momentum of a Spinning Rod Motion of a Rod After Impulse Rod Swinging on a Pin Rod on a Pin Demonstration Oscillating Hoop Mysterious Spinner	(MP4 ‑ 102.6MB) (ZIP - 104.2MB)
22	Kepler's Laws Calculating Semimajor Axis and Period Velocity at Apogee and Perigee Changing Orbits Passing a Ham Sandwich I Passing a Ham Sandwich II	(MP4 ‑ 105.5MB) (ZIP - 106.9MB)
24	Acceleration of Pure Roll Dependence of Roll on Inertia Precession of a Bicycle Wheel I Precession of a Bicycle Wheel II Precession of a Bicycle Wheel III Gyroscope in a Suitcase Stability of Spinning Systems	(MP4 ‑ 107.1MB) (ZIP - 107.5MB)
25	Rotation and Translation Ladder Stability I Ladder Stability II Ladder Stability Demonstration Rope Tension Reduction Rope Tension Reduction Demonstration Equilibrium and Center of Mass Rope Walker	(MP4 ‑ 103.6MB) (ZIP - 105.1MB)
27	Pascal's Principle Hydrostatic Pressure Pressure Dependence on Height Barometers Overpressure and Submarines Manometers and Snorkeling Snorkeling and Drinking from Straws	(MP4 ‑ 106.4MB) (ZIP - 108.1MB)
28	Buoyant Force Stability of Floating Objects Balloons Balloon in an Accelerating Compartment Bernoulli's Equation Applications of Bernoulli's Equation	(MP4 ‑ 105MB) (ZIP - 105.8MB)
29	Review of Collisions Atwood's Machine Physical Pendulum Simple Harmonic Motion Elliptical Orbit Problem Doppler Shift Review of Pure Roll Rolling Simple Harmonic Motion	(MP4 ‑ 106.8MB) (ZIP - 108.4MB)
30	General Physical Pendulum Specific Physical Pendula Comparison of Pendulum Dimensions Simple Harmonic Oscillation in a U-Tube U-Tube Demonstration Torsional Pendulum Equation Torsional Pendulum Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 107.3MB) (ZIP - 108.7MB)
31	Driving Frequencies Driving Frequencies Demonstration Harmonics Resonance in Cavities Ersatz Musical Instruments Resonance Examples Tacoma Narrows Bridge Helium Voice	(MP4 ‑ 103.4MB) (ZIP - 105MB)
32	Temperature Scales Linear Expansion Coefficients Bimetals Uses of Bimetals Cubic Expansion Shrink-Fitting Expansion Coefficient of Water	(MP4 ‑ 105.4MB) (ZIP - 107.1MB)
33	Ideal Gas Law I Ideal Gas Law II Overpressure Gauge Phase Transitions Exponential Atmosphere Boiling Water Gas Law Puzzles	(MP4 ‑ 113.2MB) (ZIP - 114.9MB)
34	Discrete Energy Levels Electronic Transitions Looking Through Diffraction Gratings Wave/Particle Duality Uncertainty Principle Diffraction Through Slit Setup Demonstration of Diffraction Through a Slit Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics	(MP4 ‑ 102MB) (ZIP - 104.2MB)

8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002

These files are also available on iTunes® and YouTube™.

8.02 Video Files
LEC	TOPICS COVERED	DOWNLOADABLE MEDIA
1	Charge & Coulomb's lawCourse Introduction Modern Model of the Atom Electric Charges (Historical) Polarization Charging Through Friction Van de Graaff Generator Electric Force: Coulomb's Law What Holds the World Together? Human Electroscope	(MP4 ‑ 100.1MB) (ZIP - 76.1MB)
2	Electric Field Electric Field of Several Charges: Superposition Principle Electric Field Lines Charge in a Uniform Electric Field Electric Field of Two Like Charges Dipoles Demonstration: Making a Dipole Dipoles in Electric Fields Grass Seeds Demonstration: Electric Field Between Van de Graaff and Walter Lewin	(MP4 ‑ 103.6MB) (ZIP - 78.7MB)
3	Electric Flux Gauss's Law Gauss's Law With Spherical Symmetry Gauss's Law With Planar Symmetry Electric Field Between Two Charged Planes Demonstration: Electric Field Near a Charged Plane Demonstration: Electric Field Inside a Charged Sphere is Zero Demonstration: Electric Field Between and Around Two Charged Plates	(MP4 ‑ 106.4MB) (ZIP - 81.2MB)
4	Electrostatic Potential Energy Electric Potential Potential in and Around a Hollow Sphere Potential From Multiple Point Charges Why Use Potentials? Potential Difference Between Two Points Only Change in Potential Matters Demonstration: Electric Potential Difference in a Strong Electric Field	(MP4 ‑ 102.1MB) (ZIP - 78.4MB)
5	Finding Electric Field From Electric Potential Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces Electric Field is the Negative Gradient of Potential Example: Finding E from V Charge on a Solid Conductor Charge on a Hollow Conductor Hollow Conductor in an External Electric Field Charge Inside a Hollow Conductor Demonstrations: Faraday Cage	(MP4 ‑ 104.3MB) (ZIP - 79.4MB)
6	Charge Density on Asymmetric Conductors Demonstration: Non-uniform Charge Density How Sparks Form Understanding the Van de Graaff Lightning Other Forms of Electric Breakdown Slides of Lightning and Corona Discharge Lightning Rod Demonstration: Sparks and Corona Discharge From Van de Graaff Dangers of Electric Breakdown	(MP4 ‑ 109.2MB) (ZIP - 83.8MB)
7	Work to Create Electric Field Capacitance Energy in a Capacitor Demonstration: Parallel Plate Capacitor Demonstration: Charging a Large Capacitor How Photo Flash Works Photo Flash Demonstration High Speed Photography and Strobe Lights Demonstration: Discharging a Large Capacitor	(MP4 ‑ 102.9MB) (ZIP - 78.7MB)
8	Dielectrics Examples of Dielectric Constants Demonstration: Separating Plates of a Capacitor Demonstration: Inserting Dielectric in a Capacitor Demonstration: Separating Plates of a Powered Capacitor Demonstration: Inserting Dielectric in a Powered Capacitor Increasing Capacitance Demonstration: Leyden Jar Demonstration: Making a Van de Graaff	(MP4 ‑ 105.9MB) (ZIP - 81.3MB)
9	Current Ohm's Law Ohm's Law for Insulators and Conductors Ohm's Law and Temperature Demonstration: Breakdown of Ohm's Law Resistors in Series and in Parallel Demonstration: Increasing the Conductivity of Air Demonstration: Increasing the Conductivity of Water Resistance in Your Shoes	(MP4 ‑ 102.8MB) (ZIP - 78.4MB)
10	Power Supply Batteries in Circuits Demonstration: Batteries in Series Power Power in a Resistor Power in a Battery Demonstration: Shorting a Car Battery Kilowatt Hours Kirchhoff's Rules Demonstration: Kelvin Water Dropper	(MP4 ‑ 103.7MB) (ZIP - 79.8MB)
11	History of Magnetism Magnetic Field of Current-Carrying Wire Force on Current-Carrying Wire in a Magnetic Field Fields and Forces From Two Current-Carrying Wires Strength of Magnetic Fields Demonstration: Distorting a TV Image with a Magnet Forces on Moving Charges and Wires in E and B Fields Calculating the Force on a Current-Carrying Wire. Motor Contest - Force and Torque on Current Loop Motor Contest - Making a Motor From a Current Loop Demonstration: Motor With Human Commutator	(MP4 ‑ 104.3MB) (ZIP - 79.4MB)
12	Topics for First Exam Secret Top: Start Gauss's Law - Cylindrical Symmetry Secret Top: Still Going Parallel Plate Capacitor Secret Top: Still Spinning Dielectrics Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Rules Kinetic Energy of an Electron	(MP4 ‑ 106.5MB) (ZIP - 80.7MB)
13	Forces: moving charges in magnetic fieldsExam Results Moving Charge in Uniform Magnetic Field Relativistic Corrections Radii for Protons and Electrons Demonstration: Deflecting Electrons with a Magnet Mass Spectrometer Cyclotron Particle Accelerators Cloud Chambers and Bubble Chambers Demonstration: Cloud Chamber	(MP4 ‑ 101.5MB) (ZIP - 77.9MB)
14	Biot-Savart Law Magnetic Field of a Current Loop Magnetic Gauss's Law Demonstration: Magnetic Field of a Wire and a Current Loop High Voltage Power Lines Leyden Jar Revisited	(MP4 ‑ 105.3MB) (ZIP - 80.3MB)
15	Ampere's Law Ampere's Law for a Wire Ampere's Law for a Solenoid Demonstration: Magnetic Field of a Solenoid Kelvin Water Dropper Explained Demonstration: Kelvin Water Dropper Revisited	(MP4 ‑ 98.8MB) (ZIP - 75.7MB)
16	Mid-Term Evaluation Results Electromagnetic Induction and Lenz's Law Demonstration: Electromagnetic Induction Faraday's Law Using Faraday's Law Demonstration: Faraday's Law Non-Conservative Fields Demonstration: Non-Conservative Fields	(MP4 ‑ 107.2MB) (ZIP - 82MB)
17	Faraday's Law: Changing the Magnetic Flux Conducting Loop Rotating in a Uniform Field Demonstration: Conducting Loop Rotating in a Uniform Field Electric Generators Demonstration: Electric Generators Conducting Loop with a Moving Crossbar in a Uniform Field Eddy Current Braking Demonstration: Conducting Coil Moving Into a Magnetic Field Demonstrating: Magnetic Braking	(MP4 ‑ 106.6MB) (ZIP - 81MB)
18	Displacement Current Using Displacement Current Magnetic Field Between the Plates of a Capacitor Maxwell and Displacement Current Three Phase Currents: Synchronous and Induction Motors Demonstration: Three Phase Motor Secret Top Explained Two Phase Current	(MP4 ‑ 107.2MB) (ZIP - 81.4MB)
19	Demonstration: Stroboscope How Your Heart Works Pt. 1 How Your Heart Works Pt. 2 Aurora Borealis Superconductivity Magnetic Levitation with Superconductors Maglev Trains Magnetic Levitation with Alternating Current	(MP4 ‑ 103.7MB) (ZIP - 79MB)
20	Self Inductance LR Circuits LR Circuits with Battery Removed Demonstration: LR Circuit LR Circuits with Alternating Current Demonstration: Reduction of High Frequencies Phase Shift in Magnetic Levitation Demonstration: Magnetic Levitation with Alternating Current	(MP4 ‑ 108.6MB) (ZIP - 82.6MB)
21	Motor Contest Prize Ceremony Demonstration: Winning Motor Diamagnetism Paramagnetism Ferromagnetism Demonstration: Ferromagnetism Demonstration: Ferromagnetic Domains Relative Permeability Demonstration: Curie Point for Iron Demonstration: Liquid Oxygen	(MP4 ‑ 96MB) (ZIP - 73.7MB)
22	Bohr Magneton Magnetic Field in Ferromagnetic Material Magnetic Field of Ferromagnetic Material in a Solenoid Hysteresis Curves Demonstration: Strength of Magnetic Fields in Ferromagnetic Material Changing the Magnetic Field Configuration with Ferromagnetic Material Maxwell's Equations	(MP4 ‑ 112.3MB) (ZIP - 86.3MB)
23	Exam Topics Biot-Savart Law Ampere's Law for Coaxial Cylinders Lorentz Force Demonstration: Electrons in a Uniform Magnetic Field Faraday's Law Motional EMF in Space Conducting Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field LR Circuits Exam Advice	(MP4 ‑ 104.5MB) (ZIP - 79.5MB)
24	Exam Results RC Circuits: Charging a Capacitor RC Circuits: Discharging a Capacitor Demonstration: Charging and Discharging a Capacitor Transformers Demonstration: Transformers Spark Plugs	(MP4 ‑ 104.6MB) (ZIP - 80.2MB)
26	Traveling Waves Standing Waves Demonstration: Standing Waves Musical Instruments Demonstration: Musical Instruments Demonstration: Hearing and Seeing Sound Waves Changing the Speed of Sound	(MP4 ‑ 106.7MB) (ZIP - 81.4MB)
29	Snell's Law Demonstration: Total Reflection Fiber Optics Wave-Particle Nature of Light Speed of Light in Different Mediums Dispersion How We See Colors Demonstration: Benham Top Land's Famous Demonstration	(MP4 ‑ 103.9MB) (ZIP - 79.5MB)
30	Polarization of Light Demonstration: Cross Polarizers Polarization by Reflection Off a Dielectric Demonstration: Brewster Angle Polarization and Conductors Polarization by Scattering Demonstration: Scattering Why the Sky is Blue Demonstration: Creating a Blue Sky	(MP4 ‑ 104.6MB) (ZIP - 81.8MB)
31	Rainbows Pt. 1 Rainbows Pt. 2 Rainbows Pt. 3 Secondary Rainbows Answering Questions About Rainbows Slides of Rainbows Pt. 1 Slides of Rainbows Pt. 2 Polarization of Rainbows Demonstration: Rainbow	(MP4 ‑ 103.9MB) (ZIP - 80.8MB)
32	Review: Dia-, Para-, and Ferromagnetism Review: Transformers Review LRC Circuits Review: Traveling Waves Review: Speed of Light in Different Mediums Review: Standing Waves Demonstration: Standing Wave Standing Waves in Air Standing Electromagnetic Waves Circular Polarization Review: Snell's Law Exam Details	(MP4 ‑ 107.8MB) (ZIP - 81.8MB)
33	Exam Results Interference Demonstration: Interference in Water Conditions for Constructive and Destructive Interference Demonstration: Interference of Sound Waves Young's Double Slit Experiment Interference with Different Colors of Light Demonstration: Interference with Radar	(MP4 ‑ 107.8MB) (ZIP - 82.2MB)
34	Multi-Slit Interference Demonstration: Multi-Slit Interference Demonstration: Multi-Slit Interference with a Lens Diffraction Demonstration: Diffraction Pattern Angular Resolution Angular Resolution of the Human Eye	(MP4 ‑ 107.4MB) (ZIP - 82.2MB)

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8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999

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