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Powers of Ten - Units - Dimensions - Measurements - Uncertainties - Dimensional Analysis - Scaling Arguments

S01 | E01

Powers of Ten - Units - Dimensions - Measurements - Uncertainties - Dimensional Analysis - Scaling Arguments

1D Kinematics - Speed - Velocity - Acceleration

S01 | E02

1D Kinematics - Speed - Velocity - Acceleration

Vectors - Dot Products - Cross Products - 3D Kinematics

S01 | E03

Vectors - Dot Products - Cross Products - 3D Kinematics

3D Kinematics - Free Falling Reference Frames

S01 | E04

3D Kinematics - Free Falling Reference Frames

Circular Motion - Centrifuges Moving - Reference Frames - Perceived Gravity

S01 | E05

Circular Motion - Centrifuges Moving - Reference Frames - Perceived Gravity

S01 | E06

Newton's Laws

Weight - Perceived Gravity - Weightlessness Free Fall - Zero Gravity in Orbit (misnomer)

S01 | E07

Weight - Perceived Gravity - Weightlessness Free Fall - Zero Gravity in Orbit (misnomer)

S01 | E08

Friction

S01 | E09

Exam Review

Hooke's Law - Springs - Simple Harmonic Motion - Pendulum - Small Angle Approximation

S01 | E10

Hooke's Law - Springs - Simple Harmonic Motion - Pendulum - Small Angle Approximation

Work - Kinetic Energy - Potential Energy - Conservative Forces - Conservation of Mechanical Energy - Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

S01 | E11

Work - Kinetic Energy - Potential Energy - Conservative Forces - Conservation of Mechanical Energy - Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

Non-Conservative Forces - Resistive Forces - Air Drag - Terminal Velocity

S01 | E12

Non-Conservative Forces - Resistive Forces - Air Drag - Terminal Velocity

Potential Energy - Energy Considerations to Derive Simple Harmonic Motion

S01 | E13

Potential Energy - Energy Considerations to Derive Simple Harmonic Motion

Escape Velocities - Bound and Unbound Orbits - Circular Orbits - Various Forms of Energy - Power

S01 | E14

Escape Velocities - Bound and Unbound Orbits - Circular Orbits - Various Forms of Energy - Power

Momentum - Conservation of Momentum - Center of Mass

S01 | E15

Momentum - Conservation of Momentum - Center of Mass

Collisions - Elastic and Inelastic - Center of Mass Frame of Reference

S01 | E16

Collisions - Elastic and Inelastic - Center of Mass Frame of Reference

S01 | E17

Impulse - Rockets

S01 | E18

Exam Review

Rotating Rigid Bodies - Moment of Inertia - Parallel Axis and Perpendicular Axis Theorem - Rotational Kinetic Energy - Fly Wheels - Neutron Stars - Pulsars

S01 | E19

Rotating Rigid Bodies - Moment of Inertia - Parallel Axis and Perpendicular Axis Theorem - Rotational Kinetic Energy - Fly Wheels - Neutron Stars - Pulsars

Angular Momentum - Torques - Conservation of Angular Momentum - Spinning Neutron Stars - Stellar Collapse

S01 | E20

Angular Momentum - Torques - Conservation of Angular Momentum - Spinning Neutron Stars - Stellar Collapse

S01 | E21

Torques - Oscillating Bodies - Hoops

Kepler's Laws - Elliptical Orbits - Satellites - Change of Orbits - Ham Sandwich

S01 | E22

Kepler's Laws - Elliptical Orbits - Satellites - Change of Orbits - Ham Sandwich

Doppler Effect - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes

S01 | E23

Doppler Effect - Binary Stars - Neutron Stars and Black Holes

Rolling Motion - Gyroscopes - VERY NON-INTUITIVE

S01 | E24

Rolling Motion - Gyroscopes - VERY NON-INTUITIVE

Static Equilibrium - Stability - Rope Walker

S01 | E25

Static Equilibrium - Stability - Rope Walker

S01 | E26

Elasticity - Young's Modulus

Fluid Mechanics - Pascal's Principle - Hydrostatics - Atmospheric Pressure - Over Pressure in Lungs and Tires

S01 | E27

Fluid Mechanics - Pascal's Principle - Hydrostatics - Atmospheric Pressure - Over Pressure in Lungs and Tires

Hydrostatics - Archimedes' Principle - Fluid Dynamics - What Makes Your Boat Float? - Bernoulli's Equation

S01 | E28

Hydrostatics - Archimedes' Principle - Fluid Dynamics - What Makes Your Boat Float? - Bernoulli's Equation

S01 | E29

Exam Review

Simple Harmonic Oscillations - Energy Considerations - Torsional Pendulum

S01 | E30

Simple Harmonic Oscillations - Energy Considerations - Torsional Pendulum

Forced Oscillations - Normal Modes - Resonance - Natural Frequencies - Musical Instruments

S01 | E31

Forced Oscillations - Normal Modes - Resonance - Natural Frequencies - Musical Instruments

S01 | E32

Heat - Thermal Expansion

Kinetic Gas Theory - Ideal Gas Law - Isothermal Atmosphere - Phase Diagrams - Phase Transitions

S01 | E33

Kinetic Gas Theory - Ideal Gas Law - Isothermal Atmosphere - Phase Diagrams - Phase Transitions

The Wonderful Quantum World - Breakdown of Classical Mechanics

S01 | E34

The Wonderful Quantum World - Breakdown of Classical Mechanics

Farewell Special - High-energy Astrophysics

S01 | E35

Farewell Special - High-energy Astrophysics

S01 | E99

Course Introduction

What holds our world together? Electric Charges (Historical), Polarization, Electric Force, Coulomb's Law

S02 | E01

What holds our world together? Electric Charges (Historical), Polarization, Electric Force, Coulomb's Law

Electric Field, Field Lines, Superposition, Inductive Charging, Dipoles, Induced Dipoles

S02 | E02

Electric Field, Field Lines, Superposition, Inductive Charging, Dipoles, Induced Dipoles

S02 | E03

Electric Flux, Gauss's Law, Examples

Electrostatic Potential, Electric Energy, eV, Conservative Field, Equipotential Surfaces

S02 | E04

Electrostatic Potential, Electric Energy, eV, Conservative Field, Equipotential Surfaces

E = -grad V, More on Equipotential Surfaces, Conductors, Electrostatic Shielding (Faraday Cage)

S02 | E05

E = -grad V, More on Equipotential Surfaces, Conductors, Electrostatic Shielding (Faraday Cage)

High-Voltage Breakdown, Lightning, Sparks - St Elmo's Fire

S02 | E06

High-Voltage Breakdown, Lightning, Sparks - St Elmo's Fire

S02 | E07

Capacitance, Field Energy

Polarization, Dielectrics, The Van de Graaff, More on Capacitors

S02 | E08

Polarization, Dielectrics, The Van de Graaff, More on Capacitors

S02 | E09

Currents, Resistivity, Ohm's Law

Batteries, EMF, Energy Conservation, Power, Kirchhoff's Rules, Circuits, Kelvin Water Dropper

S02 | E10

Batteries, EMF, Energy Conservation, Power, Kirchhoff's Rules, Circuits, Kelvin Water Dropper

Magnetic Field, Lorentz Force, Torques, Electric Motors (DC), Oscilloscope

S02 | E11

Magnetic Field, Lorentz Force, Torques, Electric Motors (DC), Oscilloscope

S02 | E12

Review Exam 1 (Secret Top!)

Moving Charges in B-fields, Cyclotron, Synchrotron, Mass Spectrometer, Cloud Chamber

S02 | E13

Moving Charges in B-fields, Cyclotron, Synchrotron, Mass Spectrometer, Cloud Chamber

Biot-Savart Law, Gauss' Law for Magnetic Fields, Revisit the "Leyden Jar", High-Voltage Power Lines

S02 | E14

Biot-Savart Law, Gauss' Law for Magnetic Fields, Revisit the "Leyden Jar", High-Voltage Power Lines

Ampere's Law, Solenoids, Revisit the Kelvin Water Dropper, Midterm Evaluation

S02 | E15

Ampere's Law, Solenoids, Revisit the Kelvin Water Dropper, Midterm Evaluation

Electromagnetic Induction, Faraday's Law, Lenz Law, Complete Breakdown of Intuition, Non-Conservative Fields

S02 | E16

Electromagnetic Induction, Faraday's Law, Lenz Law, Complete Breakdown of Intuition, Non-Conservative Fields

Motional EMF, Dynamos, Eddy Currents, Magnetic Braking

S02 | E17

Motional EMF, Dynamos, Eddy Currents, Magnetic Braking

Displacement Current (Difficult Concept), Synchronous Motors, Induction Motors, Secret Top, How does it work?

S02 | E18

Displacement Current (Difficult Concept), Synchronous Motors, Induction Motors, Secret Top, How does it work?

How do magicians levitate women? Electric Shock Treatment, Electrocardiogram, Pacemakers, Superconductivity, Levitating Bullet Trains, Aurora Borealis

S02 | E19

How do magicians levitate women? Electric Shock Treatment, Electrocardiogram, Pacemakers, Superconductivity, Levitating Bullet Trains, Aurora Borealis

Inductance, RL Circuits, Magnetic Field Energy

S02 | E20

Inductance, RL Circuits, Magnetic Field Energy

Magnetic Materials, Dia-, Para-, and Ferromagnetism, Prize Ceremony of Motor Contest

S02 | E21

Magnetic Materials, Dia-, Para-, and Ferromagnetism, Prize Ceremony of Motor Contest

Hysteresis, Electromagnets, Bohr Magneton, Maxwell's Equations

S02 | E22

Hysteresis, Electromagnets, Bohr Magneton, Maxwell's Equations

S02 | E23

Review Exam 2

S02 | E24

Transformers, Car Coils, RC Circuits

Driven LRC Circuits, Resonance, Metal Detectors (Beach/Airport)

S02 | E25

Driven LRC Circuits, Resonance, Metal Detectors (Beach/Airport)

Traveling Waves, Standing Waves, Musical Instruments

S02 | E26

Traveling Waves, Standing Waves, Musical Instruments

Resonance, Destructive Resonance, Electromagnetic Waves, Speed of Light, Radio, TV, Distance Determinations using Radar and Lasers

S02 | E27

Resonance, Destructive Resonance, Electromagnetic Waves, Speed of Light, Radio, TV, Distance Determinations using Radar and Lasers

$Index of Refraction, Poynting Vector, Oscillating Charges, Radiation Pressure, Comet Tails, Polarization (Linear, Elliptical, and Circular)$

S02 | E28

Index of Refraction, Poynting Vector, Oscillating Charges, Radiation Pressure, Comet Tails, Polarization (Linear, Elliptical, and Circular)

$Snell's Law, Refraction, Total Reflection, Dispersion, Prisms, Huygen's Principle, The Illusion of Color, The Weird Benham Top, Land's Famous Demo$

S02 | E29

Snell's Law, Refraction, Total Reflection, Dispersion, Prisms, Huygen's Principle, The Illusion of Color, The Weird Benham Top, Land's Famous Demo

Polarizers, Malus's Law, Brewster Angle, Polarization by Reflection and Scattering, Why is the sky blue, Why are sunsets red?

S02 | E30

Polarizers, Malus's Law, Brewster Angle, Polarization by Reflection and Scattering, Why is the sky blue, Why are sunsets red?

Rainbows, Fog Bows, Supernumerary Bows, Polarization of the Bows, Haloes around the Sun and Moon, Coronae, Glories, Mock Suns (Sun Dogs)

S02 | E31

Rainbows, Fog Bows, Supernumerary Bows, Polarization of the Bows, Haloes around the Sun and Moon, Coronae, Glories, Mock Suns (Sun Dogs)

S02 | E32

Review Exam 3

Double-Slit Interference, Interferometers

S02 | E33

Double-Slit Interference, Interferometers

$Gratings, Resolving Power, Single-Slit Diffraction, Angular Resolution, Human Eye - Telescopes$

S02 | E34

Gratings, Resolving Power, Single-Slit Diffraction, Angular Resolution, Human Eye - Telescopes

S02 | E35

Doppler Effect, The Big Bang, Cosmology

S02 | E36

Farewell Special

Periodic Phenomena (Oscillations, Waves) - SHO - Complex Notation - Differential Equations - Physical Pendulum

S03 | E01

Periodic Phenomena (Oscillations, Waves) - SHO - Complex Notation - Differential Equations - Physical Pendulum

Beats - Damped Free Oscillations (Under- Over- and Critically Damped) - Quality Q

S03 | E02

Beats - Damped Free Oscillations (Under- Over- and Critically Damped) - Quality Q

S03 | E03

Forced Oscillations with Damping

Forced Oscillations - Power at Resonance (Resonance Absorption, Resonance Width, Quality Q) - Transient Phenomena (General Solutions including Initial Conditions)

S03 | E04

Forced Oscillations - Power at Resonance (Resonance Absorption, Resonance Width, Quality Q) - Transient Phenomena (General Solutions including Initial Conditions)