3 Mechanics
👉 Linear Motion CoM & momentum 👉 Gravitation & Orbits
👉 Rotational (angular) motion 👉 Oscillations & SHM
MOTION REVIEW: Translational motion, kinematic equations, vector components, Newton’s 3 laws
PARTICLE MECHANICS: Centre of mass, momentum in 2 dimensions, conservation of momentum, impulse, conservation of energy in linear systems.
CIRCULAR MOTION: Circular motion at constant speed, gravity, satellites, conical pendulum, banked corners, vertical circles
ROTATIONAL MOTION: Angular velocity & acceleration, angular kinematic equations, rotational inertia, torque & equilibrium, torque = Iα, angular momentum, rotational kinetic energy, energy in rotating systems.
OSCILLATIONS: Describing SHM, SHM equations, use of reference circle, graphs, phasors.
ENERGY and S.H.M: EP and EK, damping, forced SHM, resonance