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* A wiki written for students by a physics expert [http://p3server.pa.msu.edu/coursewiki/doku.php?id=183_notes MSU Physics Wiki] | * A wiki written for students by a physics expert [http://p3server.pa.msu.edu/coursewiki/doku.php?id=183_notes MSU Physics Wiki] | ||
* A wiki book on modern physics [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Modern_Physics Modern Physics Wiki] | * A wiki book on modern physics [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Modern_Physics Modern Physics Wiki] | ||
* A collection of 26 volumes of lecture notes by Prof. Wheeler of Reed College [https://rdc.reed.edu/c/wheeler/home/] | |||
* The MIT open courseware for intro physics [http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-8-002-a-wikitextbook-for-introductory-mechanics-fall-2009/index.htm MITOCW Wiki] | * The MIT open courseware for intro physics [http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-8-002-a-wikitextbook-for-introductory-mechanics-fall-2009/index.htm MITOCW Wiki] | ||
* An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics] | * An online concept map of intro physics [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html HyperPhysics] | ||
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===Week 1=== | ===Week 1=== | ||
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==== | ====GlowScript 101==== | ||
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*[[Python Syntax]] | *[[Python Syntax]] | ||
*[[GlowScript]] | *[[GlowScript]] | ||
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*[[Newton's First Law of Motion]] | *[[Newton's First Law of Motion]] | ||
*[[Mass]] | |||
*[[Velocity]] | *[[Velocity]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Speed]] | ||
*[[Speed | *[[Speed vs Velocity]] | ||
*[[Relative Velocity]] | *[[Relative Velocity]] | ||
*[[Derivation of Average Velocity]] | *[[Derivation of Average Velocity]] | ||
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*[[Inertia]] | *[[Inertia]] | ||
*[[Acceleration]] | *[[Acceleration]] | ||
*[[Relativistic Momentum]] | *[[Relativistic Momentum]] | ||
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====Analytic Prediction with a Constant Force==== | ====Analytic Prediction with a Constant Force==== | ||
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*[[Analytical Prediction]] | <!-- *[[Analytical Prediction]] Deprecated --> | ||
*[[Kinematics]] | |||
*[[Projectile Motion]] | |||
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*[[Fundamentals of Iterative Prediction with Varying Force]] | *[[Fundamentals of Iterative Prediction with Varying Force]] | ||
*[[Spring_Force]] | |||
*[[Simple Harmonic Motion]] | *[[Simple Harmonic Motion]] | ||
<!--*[[Hooke's Law]] folded into simple harmonic motion--> | <!--*[[Hooke's Law]] folded into simple harmonic motion--> | ||
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*[[Terminal Speed]] | *[[Terminal Speed]] | ||
*[[Predicting Change in multiple dimensions]] | *[[Predicting Change in multiple dimensions]] | ||
*[[Two Dimensional Harmonic Motion]] | |||
*[[Determinism]] | *[[Determinism]] | ||
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*[[Gravitational Force]] | *[[Gravitational Force]] | ||
*[[Gravitational Force Near Earth]] | *[[Gravitational Force Near Earth]] | ||
*[[Gravitational Force in Space]] | *[[Gravitational Force in Space and Other Applications]] | ||
*[[ | *[[3 or More Body Interactions]] | ||
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*[[Electric Force]] | *[[Electric Force]] | ||
*[[Introduction to Magnetic Force]] | |||
*[[Strong and Weak Force]] | *[[Strong and Weak Force]] | ||
*[[Reciprocity]] | *[[Reciprocity]] | ||
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====Identifying Forces==== | ====Identifying Forces==== | ||
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====Isabel Hollhumer F24==== | |||
*[[Free Body Diagram]] | *[[Free Body Diagram]] | ||
*[[Inclined Plane]] | *[[Inclined Plane]] | ||
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===Week 7=== | ===Week 7=== | ||
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====Jeet Bhatkar==== | |||
====Energy Principle==== | ====Energy Principle==== | ||
The Energy Principle is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the relationship between different forms of energy and their conservation within a system. Understanding the Energy Principle is crucial for analyzing the motion and interactions of objects in various physical scenarios. | |||
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*[[Kinetic Energy]] | *[[Kinetic Energy]] | ||
Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion. | |||
*[[Work/Energy]] | *[[Work/Energy]] | ||
Potential energy arises from the position of an object relative to its surroundings. Common forms of potential energy include gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy. | |||
*[[The Energy Principle]] | *[[The Energy Principle]] | ||
Work and energy are closely related concepts. Work ( | |||
𝑊) done on an object is defined as the force ( | |||
𝐹) applied to the object multiplied by the displacement ( | |||
𝑑) of the object in the direction of the force: | |||
The Energy Principle states that the total mechanical energy of a system remains constant if only conservative forces (forces that depend only on the positions of the objects) are acting on the system. | |||
*[[Conservation of Energy]] | *[[Conservation of Energy]] | ||
The principle of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant over time. In other words, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. This principle is a fundamental concept in physics and has wide-ranging applications in mechanics, thermodynamics, and other branches of science. | |||
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*[[Center of Mass]] | *[[Center of Mass]] | ||
*[[Multi-particle analysis of Momentum]] | *[[Multi-particle analysis of Momentum]] | ||
*[[Potential Energy of a Multiparticle System]] | *[[Potential Energy of a Multiparticle System]] | ||
*[[Work and Energy for an Extended System]] | *[[Work and Energy for an Extended System]] | ||
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*[[Thermal Energy]] | *[[Thermal Energy]] | ||
*[[Specific Heat]] | *[[Specific Heat]] | ||
*[[Calorific Value(Heat of combustion)]] | *[[Calorific Value(Heat of combustion)]] | ||
*[[First Law of Thermodynamics]] | *[[First Law of Thermodynamics]] | ||
*[[Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy]] | *[[Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy]] | ||
*[[Temperature]] | *[[Temperature]] | ||
*[[Transformation of Energy]] | *[[Transformation of Energy]] | ||
*[[The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution]] | *[[The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution]] | ||
*[[Air Resistance]] | *[[Air Resistance]] | ||
*[[The Third Law of Thermodynamics]] | |||
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*[[Translational, Rotational and Vibrational Energy]] | *[[Translational, Rotational and Vibrational Energy]] | ||
*[[Rolling Motion]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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==== | ====Friction==== | ||
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*[[Friction]] | *[[Friction]] | ||
*[[Static Friction]] | *[[Static Friction]] | ||
*[[Kinetic Friction]] | |||
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</div> | </div> | ||
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====Rotations==== | ====Rotations==== | ||
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*[[ | *[[Rotational Kinematics]] | ||
*[[Eulerian Angles]] | *[[Eulerian Angles]] | ||
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*[[Rotational Angular Momentum]] | *[[Rotational Angular Momentum]] | ||
*[[The Angular Momentum Principle]] | *[[The Angular Momentum Principle]] | ||
*[[Angular Impulse]] | *[[Angular Impulse]] | ||
*[[Predicting the Position of a Rotating System]] | *[[Predicting the Position of a Rotating System]] | ||
*[[The Moments of Inertia]] | *[[The Moments of Inertia]] | ||
*[[Right Hand Rule]] | *[[Right Hand Rule]] | ||
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*[[Energy graphs and the Bohr model]] | *[[Energy graphs and the Bohr model]] | ||
*[[Quantized energy levels]] | *[[Quantized energy levels]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Electron transitions]] | ||
*[[Entropy]] | *[[Entropy]] | ||
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====Dipoles==== | ====Dipoles==== | ||
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===Week 3=== | ===Week 3=== | ||
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====Insulators==== | ====Conductors and Insulators==== | ||
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*[[Conductivity and Resistivity]] | |||
*[[Insulators]] | *[[Insulators]] | ||
*[[Potential Difference in an Insulator]] | *[[Potential Difference in an Insulator]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Conductors]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Polarization of a conductor]] | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
====Charging and Discharging==== | ====Charging and Discharging==== | ||
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*[[Electrostatic Discharge]] | *[[Electrostatic Discharge]] | ||
*[[Charged Conductor and Charged Insulator]] | *[[Charged Conductor and Charged Insulator]] | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
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====Moving charges, electron current, and conventional current==== | ====Moving charges, electron current, and conventional current==== | ||
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*[[Magnetic Field of a Long Straight Wire]] | *[[Magnetic Field of a Long Straight Wire]] | ||
*[[Magnetic Field of a Curved Wire]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
====Magnetic field of a current-carrying loop==== | ====Magnetic field of a current-carrying loop==== | ||
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===Week 8=== | ===Week 8=== | ||
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====Circuitry Basics==== | |||
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*[[Understanding Fundamentals of Current, Voltage, and Resistance]] | |||
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====Steady state current==== | ====Steady state current==== | ||
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====Electric fields and energy in circuits==== | ====Electric fields and energy in circuits==== | ||
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*[[Electric Potential Difference]] | *[[Electric Potential Difference]] | ||
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====Macroscopic analysis of circuits==== | ====Macroscopic analysis of circuits==== | ||
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*[[Magnetic Force]] | *[[Magnetic Force]] | ||
*[[Magnetic Torque]] | *[[Magnetic Torque]] | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
====Magnetic force==== | ====Magnetic force==== | ||
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====Classical Physics==== | ====Classical Physics==== | ||
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*[[Classical Physics]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== | [[Category:Which Category did you place this in?]] | ||
===Weeks 2 and 3=== | |||
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====Special Relativity==== | ====Special Relativity and the Lorentz Transformation==== | ||
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*[[Frame of Reference]] | *[[Frame of Reference]] | ||
*[[Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity]] | *[[Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity]] | ||
*[[Time Dilation]] | *[[Time Dilation]] | ||
*[[Lorentz Transformations]] | |||
*[[Relativistic Doppler Effect]] | |||
*[[Einstein's Theory of General Relativity]] | *[[Einstein's Theory of General Relativity]] | ||
*[[Albert A. Micheleson & Edward W. Morley]] | *[[Albert A. Micheleson & Edward W. Morley]] | ||
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===Week | ===Week 4=== | ||
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====Photons==== | ====Photons and the Photoelectric Effect==== | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
*[[Spontaneous Photon Emission]] | *[[Spontaneous Photon Emission]] | ||
*[[Light Scattering | *[[Light Scattering]] | ||
*[[Lasers]] | *[[Lasers]] | ||
*[[Electronic Energy Levels and Photons]] | *[[Electronic Energy Levels and Photons]] | ||
*[[Quantum Properties of Light]] | *[[Quantum Properties of Light]] | ||
*[[The Photoelectric Effect]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== | ===Weeks 5 and 6=== | ||
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====Matter Waves==== | ====Matter Waves and Wave-Particle Duality==== | ||
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*[[Wave-Particle Duality]] | *[[Wave-Particle Duality]] | ||
*[[Particle in a 1-Dimensional box]] | |||
*[[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 7=== | ||
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====Wave Mechanics==== | ====Wave Mechanics==== | ||
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*[[Mechanical Waves]] | *[[Mechanical Waves]] | ||
*[[Transverse and Longitudinal Waves]] | *[[Transverse and Longitudinal Waves]] | ||
*[[Fourier Series and Transform]] | |||
</div> | |||
</div> | |||
===Week 8=== | |||
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====Schrödinger Equation==== | |||
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*[[The Born Rule]] | |||
*[[Solution for a Single Free Particle]] | |||
*[[Solution for a Single Particle in an Infinite Quantum Well - Darin]] | |||
*[[Solution for a Single Particle in a Semi-Infinite Quantum Well]] | |||
*[[Quantum Harmonic Oscillator]] | |||
*[[Solution for Simple Harmonic Oscillator]] | |||
</div> | |||
</div> | |||
===Week 9=== | |||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
====Quantum Mechanics==== | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | |||
*[[Quantum Tunneling through Potential Barriers]] | |||
</div> | |||
</div> | |||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
====The Hydrogen Atom==== | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | |||
*[[Quantum Theory]] | |||
*[[Atomic Theory]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 10=== | ||
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====Rutherford-Bohr Model==== | ====Rutherford-Bohr Model==== | ||
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===Week | ===Week 11=== | ||
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==== | ====Many-Electron Atoms==== | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
*[[Quantum Theory]] | *[[Quantum Theory]] | ||
*[[Atomic Theory]] | *[[Atomic Theory]] | ||
*[[Pauli exclusion principle]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 12=== | ||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
==== | ====The Nucleus==== | ||
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*[[ | *[[Nucleus]] | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 13=== | ||
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====Molecules==== | ====Molecules==== | ||
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*[[Molecules]] | |||
*[[Covalent Bonds]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 14=== | ||
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
====Statistical Physics==== | ====Statistical Physics==== | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
*[[Application of Statistics in Physics]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
===Week | ===Week 15=== | ||
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==== | ====Statistical Physics==== | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> | ||
*[[Temperature & Entropy]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== | ===Additional Topics=== | ||
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==== | ====Condensed Matter Physics==== | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
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====Nuclear Physics==== | ====Nuclear Physics==== | ||
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====Particle Physics==== | ====Particle Physics==== | ||
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Physics 1
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Week 2
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Iterative Prediction with a Constant Force
Week 3
Analytic Prediction with a Constant Force
Iterative Prediction with a Varying Force
Week 4
Fundamental Interactions
Week 5
Properties of Matter
Week 6
Identifying Forces
Isabel Hollhumer F24
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Jeet Bhatkar
Energy Principle
The Energy Principle is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the relationship between different forms of energy and their conservation within a system. Understanding the Energy Principle is crucial for analyzing the motion and interactions of objects in various physical scenarios.
Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses due to its motion.
Potential energy arises from the position of an object relative to its surroundings. Common forms of potential energy include gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy.
Work and energy are closely related concepts. Work ( 𝑊) done on an object is defined as the force ( 𝐹) applied to the object multiplied by the displacement ( 𝑑) of the object in the direction of the force: The Energy Principle states that the total mechanical energy of a system remains constant if only conservative forces (forces that depend only on the positions of the objects) are acting on the system.
The principle of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant over time. In other words, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. This principle is a fundamental concept in physics and has wide-ranging applications in mechanics, thermodynamics, and other branches of science.