Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy
Physics 271 - Fall 2016
Lecture Notes
Lecture notes will be posted here shortly after each class.
1) September 7. Introduction. Lecture_1.pdf
2) September 12. Motion along a straight line. Lecture_2.pdf
3) September 14. Vectors. Lecture_3.pdf
4) September 19. Motion in two and three dimensions. Lecture_4.pdf
5) September 21. Motion in 2D and 3D. Force and motion I. Lecture_5.pdf
6) September 26. Force and motion I. Lecture_6.pdf
7) September 28. Force and motion II. Lecture_7.pdf
8) October 3. Force and motion II. Energy and Work.
Lecture_8.pdf
9) October 5th. Midterm I review.
Lecture_9.pdf
9) October 12. Potential energy. Conservation of energy I.
Lecture_10.pdf
10) October 17. Potential energy. Conservation of energy II.
Lecture_11.pdf
11) October 19. Center of mass. Linear momentum I.
Lecture_12.pdf
12) October 24. Center of mass. Linear momentum II.
Lecture_13.pdf
13) October 26. Center of mass. Linear momentum III. Rotation I.
Lecture_14.pdf
14) October 31. Rotation II.
Lecture_15.pdf
15) November 2. Rotation III. Rolling, torque and angular momentum I.
Lecture_16.pdf
16) November 7. Rolling, torque and angular momentum II. Equilibrium and
elasticity I.
Lecture_17.pdf
17) November 9. Midterm II review.
Lecture_18.pdf
18) November 16. Equilibrium and elasticity II. Oscillations I.
Lecture_19.pdf
19) November 21. Oscillations II. Gravitation I.
Lecture_20.pdf
20) November 28. Gravitation II.
Lecture_21.pdf
21) November 30. Temperature, heat and the 1st law of thermodynamics I.
Lecture_22.pdf
22) December 5. Temperature, heat and the 1st law of thermodynamics II. Kinetic theory of gasses I.
Lecture_23.pdf
23) December 7. Kinetic theory of gasses II. Entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics I.
Lecture_24.pdf
24) December 12. Entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics II.
Lecture_25.pdf
25) December 14. Final Exam Review.
Lecture_26.pdf
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