Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics
- 2. Vectors in Multiple Dimensions
- 3. Newton's Laws of Motion
- 4. Inclined Planes
- 5. Work-Energy Theorem and Law of Conservation of Energy
- 6. Law of Conservation of Energy in Higher Dimensions
- 7. Kepler's Laws
- 8. Dynamics of Multiple-Body System and Law of Conservation of Momentum
- 9. Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
- 10. Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem
- 11. Torque
- 12. Introduction to Relativity
- 13. Lorentz Transformation
- 14. Introduction to the Four-Vector
- 15. Four-Vector in Relativity
- 16. Taylor Series and Other Mathematical Concepts
- 17. Simple Harmonic Motion
- 18. Introduction to Waves
- 19. Waves
- 20. Fluid Dynamics, Statics and Bernoulli's Equation
- 21. Thermodynamics
- 22. Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics
- 23. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot's Engine
- 24. Entropy
Fundamentals of Physics - Lecture 12
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Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity
This is the first of a series of lectures on relativity. The lecture begins with a historical overview and goes into problems that aim to describe a single event as seen by two independent observers. Maxwell's theory, as well as the Galilean and Lorentz transformations are also discussed. Lecture notes (457 KB pdf)
Prof. Ramamurti Shankar
PHYS 20 Fundamentals of Physics (Fall, 2006) (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2009-04-11 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
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Supplementary lecture material is listed below.1. Problem Set 7 [PDF]
2. Problem Set 7 Solutions [PDF]
3. Relativity Notes: Crib Sheet [PDF]
