Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of First-Year Mechanics
- 1.1 Vectors, Unit Vectors and Basis Vectors
- 1.2 The Scalar (Dot) Product
- 1.3 The Vector (Cross) Product
- 1.4 Differentiation of Vectors
- 1.5 Reference Frames
- 1.6 Newton's First Law
- 1.7 Newton's Second Law
- 1.8 Equations of Motion
- 1.9 Newton's Third Law
- 1.10 Momentum Conservation
- 1.11 Polar Coordinates
- 1.12 Motion in Polar Coordinates
- 1.13 Cylindrical Coordinates
Math Notes
Resources
- Download lecture slides: Chapter 1 Slides - part 1.pdf (Vectors and vector operations)
- Download lecture slides: Chapter 1 Slides - part 2.pdf (Newton's laws and equations of motion)
- Download lecture slides: Chapter 1 Slides - part 3.pdf (Polar and Cylindrical coordinates and motion in polar coordinates)