Classical Mechanics

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LESSON #	Lesson Titles	PROBLEM SETS	related worked examples
0	Vectors	None	None
Week 1: Kinematics
1	1D Kinematics - Position and Velocity	Problem Set 1 (PDF)	Derivatives in Kinematics Acceleration from Position Shooting the Apple Braking Car Sketch the Motion Pedestrian and Bike at Intersection
2	1D Kinematics - Acceleration
3	2D Kinematics - Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
Week 2: Newton’s Laws
4	Newton’s Laws of Motion	Problem Set 2 (PDF)	Gravity Superposition Sliding Block Pushing Stacked Blocks Window Washer Problem
5	Gravity
6	Contact Forces
7	Tension and Springs
Deep Dive 1	Friction
Week 3: Circular Motion
8	Circular Motion - Position and Velocity	Problem Set 3 (PDF)	Angular Position from Angular Acceleration Car on a Banked Turn Orbital Circular Motion
9	Uniform Circular Motion
10	Circular Motion - Acceleration
11	Newton’s 2nd Law and Circular Motion
Week 4: Drag Forces, Constraints and Continuous Systems
12	Pulleys and Constraints	Problem Set 4 (PDF)	2 Blocks and 2 Pulleys
13	Massive Rope
14	Resistive Forces
Week 5: Momentum and Impulse
15	Momentum and Impulse	Problem Set 5 (PDF)	Bouncing Ball Center of Mass of 3 Objects Center of Mass of a Uniform Rod
16	Conservation of Momentum
17	Center of Mass and Motion of the Center of Mass
Week 6: Continuous Mass Transfer
18	Relative Velocity and Recoil	Problem Set 6 (PDF)	Rocket Sled Problem Snowplow Problem
19	Continuous Mass Transfer
Week 7: Kinetic Energy and Work
20	Kinetic Energy and Work in 1D	Problem Set 7 (PDF)	Block Going Down a Ramp Collision and Sliding on a Rough Surface
21	Kinetic Energy and Work in 2D and 3D
22	Conservative and Non-conservative Forces
Week 8: Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
23	Potential Energy	Problem Set 8 (PDF)	Block Sliding Down Circular Slope
24	Conservation of Energy
25	Potential Energy Diagrams
Week 9: Collision Theory
26	Types of Collision	Problem Set 9 (PDF)	Elastic 1D Collision Elastic 1D Collision Again Gravitational Slingshot 1D Elastic Collision in CM
27	Elastic Collisions
Deep Dive 2	Center of Mass Reference Frame
Week 10: Rotational Motion
28	Motion of a Rigid Body	Problem Set 10 (PDF)	Find the Moment of Inertia of a Disc from a Falling Mass Atwood Machine Two Blocks and a Pulley Using Energy Blocks and Massive Pulley
29	Moment of Inertia
30	Torque
31	Rotational Dynamics
Week 11: Angular Momentum
32	Angular Momentum of a Point Particle	Problem Set 11 (PDF)	Angular Momentum About Different Points Angular Momentum of 2 Rotating Point Particles Particle Hits Pivoted Ring
33	Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body about a Fixed Axis
34	Torque and Angular Impulse
Week 12: Rotations and Translation - Rolling
35	Rolling Kinematics	Problem Set 12 (PDF)	Wheel Rolling Without Slipping Down Inclined Plane - Torque Method Yoyo Pulled Along the Ground Wheel Rolling Without Slipping Down Inclined Plane
36	Rolling Dynamics
37	Rolling Kinetic Energy and Angular Momentum
Deep Dive 3	Gyroscopes

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