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8.012 Physics I, Fall 2002

Relative motion: moving origin, but fixed rotation.
Relative Motion:  Moving origin, but fixed rotation. (Image adapted from lecture notes of the course faculty.)

Highlights of this Course

This introductory Physics course features lecture notes, assignments, and some special problem sets with titles such as “Ant-Chase,” “The Long Voyage Home,” and “The Simplest Shock Wave.”

» View this course in Simplified Chinese courtesy of China Open Resources for Education (CORE).

Course Description

Elementary mechanics, presented at greater depth than in 8.01(Calculus). Newton's laws, concepts of momentum, energy, angular momentum, rigid body motion, and non-inertial systems. Uses elementary calculus freely. Concurrent registration in a math subject more advanced than 18.01 is recommended. In addition to the theoretical subject matter, several experiments in classical mechanics are performed by the students in the laboratory.

 

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Frank Wilczek

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Two sessions / week
1.5 hours / session

Recitations:
Two sessions / week
1 hour / session

Labs:
Three sessions / semester
2 hours / session

Level

Undergraduate

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