This course features
lecture notes, problem sets with solutions,
exams with solutions, links to related resources, and a complete set of
videotaped lectures. The 35 video lectures by Professor Lewin, were recorded on the MIT campus during the Fall of 1999. Prof. Lewin is well-known at MIT and beyond for his dynamic and engaging lecture style.
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8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics,
Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory. In addition to the basic concepts of Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory, a variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Binary Stars, Neutron Stars,
Black Holes, Resonance Phenomena, Musical Instruments, Stellar
Collapse, Supernovae,
Astronomical observations from very high flying balloons (lecture 35), and you will be allowed a peek into the intriguing Quantum World.
OpenCourseWare also presents Professor Lewin's freshman physics course series
8.02 - Electricity and Magnetism - with a complete set of 36
video lectures from the Spring of 2002 and
8.03 - Vibrations and Waves - with a complete set of 23
video lectures from the Fall of 2004.
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Lecture Notes
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Supplemental notes are available for some of the lectures.
| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
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| 1 | Powers of Ten - Units - Dimensions - Measurements - Uncertainties - Dimensional Analysis - Scaling Arguments | Thigh Bones (Femur) of Mammals (PDF)# |
| 5 | Circular Motion - Centrifuges Moving - Reference Frames - Perceived Gravity | Orbital Information on Planets (PDF)# |
| 9 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 1 (PDF) |
| 12 | Non-Conservative Forces - Resistive Forces - Air Drag - Terminal Velocity | Resistive Force on Spheres (PDF)#
Karo Corn Syrup (PDF)#
Drop Steel Ball Bearings in Corn Syrup (PDF)#
Falling Balloon with and without Air Drag (PDF)#
Falling Pebble with and without Air Drag (PDF)# |
| 14 | Escape Velocities - Bound and Unbound Orbits - Circular Orbits - Various Forms of Energy - Power | Energy and Power Consumption (PDF)# |
| 17 | Impulse - Rockets | Rocket Equations (PDF)#(Courtesy of W. H. Freeman & Company.)
 Tipler, Paul A. "Rocket Propulsion." Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Vol. 1, Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves, Thermodynamics. 4th ed. W. H. Freeman and Company/Worth Publishers (c), 1998, pp. 241-243. ISBN 9781572596733. (pbk.)(Excerpt) |
| 18 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 2 (PDF) |
| 19 | Rotating Rigid Bodies - Moment of Inertia - Parallel Axis and Perpendicular Axis Theorem - Rotational Kinetic Energy - Fly Wheels - Neutron Stars - Pulsars | Flywheel Technology (PDF)# |
| 22 | Kepler's Laws - Elliptical Orbits - Satellites - Change of Orbits - Ham Sandwich | Notes on Kepler Orbits (PDF)#
Problem 8.2 (PDF)#
Computer Demonstrations - To Catch or not to Catch! Tossing a Sandwich - Peter and Mary in Orbit (PDF)#
Data used by Kepler (1618) (PDF)# |
| 23 | Doppler Effect - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes | Effects of Inclination of Binary Systems (PDF) |
| 24 | Rolling Motion - Gyroscopes - VERY NON-INTUITIVE | Torques on Rotating Disks - Gyroscopic Behavior (PDF)# |
| 25 | Static Equilibrium - Stability - Rope Walker | Conversion from Linear to Rotational Motion (PDF)# |
| 26 | Elasticity - Young's Modulus | Elasticity of Metals (PDF)# |
| 29 | Exam Review | Information on Exam 3 (PDF) |
| 33 | Kinetic Gas Theory - Ideal Gas Law - Isothermal Atmosphere - Phase Diagrams - Phase Transitions | Ideal Gas Law (PDF)
Comments on Phase Transitions (PDF) |
