Equipment set-up for the Falling Object Experiment. (Image by Prof. King and Dr. Dourmashkin.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Kate Scholberg
Dr. Peter Dourmashkin
MIT Course Number
8.01X / ES.801X
As Taught In
Fall 2002
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
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Course Description
Physics I is a first-year physics course which introduces students to classical mechanics. This course has a hands-on focus, and approaches mechanics through take-home experiments. Topics include: kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, universal gravitation, statics, conservation laws, energy, work, momentum, and special relativity.
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This course is the first part of a two-course sequence. The sequence continues in 8.02X Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism with an Experimental Focus.
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