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Mechanics and Introduction to Relativity

Introduction

Course Outline
contemporary physics
PHYS 1P21/91 - the physics of the 16th/17th/18th centuries
cultural setting: painting c. 1350 CE vs. painting c. 1495 CE
PHYS 1P21/91: the physics of today

Chapter 1: Representing Motion
Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
Chapter 3: Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion
Chapter 5: Applying Newton's Laws
Chapter 6: Circular Motion, Orbits, and Gravity
Chapter 7: Rotational Motion
Chapter 9: Momentum
Chapter 10: Energy and Work
Chapter 27: Relativity
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