PHYS1101 Mechanics Lectures

This web page will contain the readings for each lecture, on-line notes (if any) and podcasts. The readings are taken from the text "Matter and Interactions 1, Modern Mechanics", 2nd edition.

The podcasts are optional - they do not replace doing the readings but discuss the key issues. It may be best to listen to them with the text open in front of you. They are intended only to be a guide to the text - nothing that is in the podcast but not the text is examinable. If you don't find them useful, please feel free to ignore them!

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the most recent lectures

Lecture 0: Monday 25th February

This lecture will be an introduction to the course, how it will work, how it will be assessed, etc. We will not cover any physics content. The powerpoint file I'll use in class is included here:

Here are some links about how the groups will work:

Note that these examples are taken from a similar course in the US: you may wnt to do something different.

Lecture 1: Wednesday 27th February

This lecture will cover sections 1.1-1.6 (inclusive) of the textbook. You should read these sections in detail before the lecture, and take them time to think through all of the sections marked with a question mark.

Lecture 2: Friday 29th February

This lecture will cover sections 1.7-1.11 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 3: Monday 3rd March

This lecture will cover sections 2.1-2.5 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 4: Wednesday 5th March

This lecture will cover sections 2.6-2.10 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 5: Friday 7th March

This lecture will cover sections 3.1-3.7 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 6: Wednesday 12th March

This lecture will cover sections 3.8-3.14 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 7: Friday 14th March

This lecture will cover sections 4.1-4.11 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 8: Monday 17th March

This lecture will cover sections 4.12-4.21 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 9: Wednesday 19th March

This lecture will cover sections 5.1-5.7 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 10: Wednesday 26th March

This lecture will cover sections 5.8-5.21 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 11: Friday 28th March

This lecture will cover sections 6.1-6.6 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 12: Monday 31st March

This lecture will cover sections 6.7-6.14 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 13: Wednesday 2nd April

This lecture will cover sections 7.1-7.5 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 14: Friday 4th April

This lecture will cover sections 7.6-7.11 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 15: Monday 7th April

This lecture will cover sections 8.1-8.3 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 16: Wednesday 9th April

This lecture will cover sections 8.4-8.5 (inclusive) of the textbook.

Lecture 17: Friday 11th April

There will be no readings for this lecture - we will spend it revising the trickier bits from earlier in the course.