| Lecturer | Takayoshi OHSHIMA, Professor |
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| Department | Institute of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 2003 Spring |
| Recommended for: | Science freshmen (2・1.5 Hrs. / session 1 session / week 15 weeks / semester) |
Main objective of this course is to learn about mechanics by looking into the daily events from mechanical point of view. Since mechanics are the fundamental subject for learning natural sciences, this course is designed not only for the students who would like to pursue their research on physics in the future but also for all the natural science major students. The material covered in this class will be continued to Mechanics 2, which will be open in the 2nd semester. These two courses will cover the basics of Newtonian dynamics.
Mechanics is underlying concept of any field of physics. Therefore it is important to fully understand the materials taught in this lecture. It is widely believed that setting up the equation of motion is the main goal of mechanics. However I would like to emphasize on visualizing the motion of the body in your head when solving the problems because this practice will enable you to understand concept of mechanics deeply. Therefore, in this class we will focus on the daily events and compare what you observe with the result you have obtained from the equation of motion. More advanced self-learning materials are provided for those who would like to study further.
High school-level of physics is necessary for this class. If you have no experience in studying physics, it is highly recommended that you prepare and review for the lecture so as to get the better understanding of the basics.
(1) Mathematical preliminary
(2) Equation of motion
(3) Conservative force and potential
(4) Vibration and wave
(5) Coordinate conversion and inertia force
| Session | Contents |
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| 1 | - Introduction: Attitude toward learning natural sciences |
| 2 | - Equation of motion - Vector, velocity, and acceleration |
| 3 | - Unit systems - Parabolic motion |
| 4 | - Motion of body when resistance force is give as a function of velocity |
| 5 | - Falling motion of an ant |
| 6 | - Circular motion |
| 7 | - Simple pendulum - Integration of equation of motion |
| 8 | - Conservative force and potential |
| 9 | - Example problem on universal gravitation - Harmonic oscillation |
| 10 | - Damped vibration |
| 11 | - Forced vibration - Coupled vibration |
| 12 | - Wave |
| 13 | - Inertia force - Rotating coordinate system |
| 14 | - Foucault pendulum |
| 15 | -Summary - End-of-term examination |
Lecture note is not provided since it is better for student to take note in class.
This is the reference material for the lecture.
Since there are lots of excellent textbooks, these materials uploaded here are intended to increase your interest in physics.
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Grading will be based on attendance, assignment papers, mid term examination and end-of-term examination.
A. P. French, Newtonian Mechanics (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series),
W. W. Norton Publishing, 1st edition (1971)
A Japanese version of this book is also available.
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