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Physics I is a first-year physics course which introduces students to classical mechanics. This course has a hands-on focus, and approaches mechanics through take-home experiments. Topics include: kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, universal gravitation, statics, conservation laws, energy, work, momentum, and …
Physics I is a first-year physics course which introduces students to classical mechanics. This course has a hands-on focus, and approaches mechanics through take-home experiments. Topics include: kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, universal gravitation, statics, conservation laws, energy, work, momentum, and special relativity.
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![Intricate diagram showing how an experiment is set up.](/courses/8-01x-physics-i-classical-mechanics-with-an-experimental-focus-fall-2002/83e58eb8ec840620c4ca663b6e02fdef_8-01xf02.jpg)
Equipment set-up for the Falling Object Experiment. (Image by Prof. King and Dr. Dourmashkin.)