Course Description
This class is an introduction to classical mechanics for students who are comfortable with calculus. The main topics are: Vectors, Kinematics, Forces, Motion, Momentum, Energy, Angular Motion, Angular Momentum, Gravity, Planetary Motion, Moving Frames, and the Motion of Rigid Bodies.
Course Info
Instructor
Departments
Topics
Learning Resource Types
assignment
Problem Sets
grading
Exams with Solutions
![Force diagram of a physical pendulum.](/courses/8-012-physics-i-classical-mechanics-fall-2008/deb48186e782c5cafb65ac9037a69cca_8-012f08.jpg)
Classical mechanics provides an elegant means of describing the motion of a seemingly unwieldy system, like this physical pendulum. (Image courtesy of Michael Malak on Wikimedia Commons.)