For more information on Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures in this course, Foundations of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.

Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)

Professor Shankar introduces the course and answers students' questions about the materials and requirements. It provides an overview of Newtonian mechanics and explains its two components: kinematics and dynamics. It then reviews the basic concepts of calculus through two key equations: x = x0 + v0t + ½ at2 and v2 = v02+ 2 a (x-x0), tracing the fate of a particle in one dimension along the x axis.

00h00 – Chapter 1. Introduction and organization of the course
9:25 p.m. – Chapter 2. Newtonian mechanics: dynamics and kinematics
28h20 – Chapter 3. Average and instantaneous movement speed
37:56 – Chapter 4. Motion at constant acceleration
52:37 – Chapter 5. Example Problem: Physical Meaning of Equations
01:08:42 – Chapter 6. Derive new relationships using the limit laws of calculus

Complete course materials are available on the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu.

This course was recorded in fall 2006.

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