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• M001: Simple Differentiation and Integration (10/21/2002)
• M002: Sums, Differences and Products of Vectors (12/13/2002)
• M004: Taylor's Polynomial Approximation for Functions (10/3/2002)
• M005: Tools for Static Equilibrium (10/9/2002)
• M006: Static Equilibrium and the Centers of Gravity and Mass (10/21/2002)
• M007: Kinematics In One Dimension (12/17/2002)
• M008: Two-Dimensional Motion (2/21/2003)
• M009: Circular Motion: Kinematics (1/29/2003)
• M010: One-Body Diagrams and Contact Forces (9/12/2002)
• M011: Relative Linear Motion, Frames of Reference (2/11/2002)
• M012: Special Relativity: The Lorentz Transformation, The Velocity Addition Law (2/1/2000)
• M013: Length Contraction and Time Dilation (10/3/2002)
• M014: Particle Dynamics: The Laws of Motion (4/13/2002)
• M015: Momentum: Conservation and Transfer (5/13/2002)
• M016: Friction in Applications of Newton's Second Law (10/4/2002)
• M017: Acceleration and Force in Circular Motion (10/3/2002)
• M018: Rotating Frames of Reference: Effects on the Surface of the Earth (2/1/2000)
• M019: Mass Changing With Time: The Vertical Rocket, Etc. (10/21/2002)
• M020: Work, Power, Kinetic Energy (10/3/2002)
• M021: Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy (2/12/2002)
• M022: Energy Graphs, Motion, Turning Points (10/3/2002)
• M023: Relativistic Energy: Reaction Thresholds, Binding Energies (4/24/2002)
• M024: Relativistic Momentum: Particle Decays (2/1/2000)
• M025: Simple Harmonic Motion (6/14/2002)
• M026: Simple Harmonic Motion: Shifted Origin and Phase (3/3/2000)
• M027: Phasors (4/25/2002)
• M028: Small Oscillations (4/16/2002)
• M029: Damped Mechanical Oscillations (10/21/2002)
• M030: Eliminating Oscillator Transients: a Project (1/4/2001)
• M031: Damped Driven Oscillations: Mechanical Resonances (10/3/2002)
• M033: Angular Acceleration in Circular Motion (10/3/2002)
• M034: Torque and Angular Momentum in Circular Motion (10/3/2002)
• M035: MOMENTS OF INERTIA, PRINCIPAL MOMENTS (10/21/2002)
• M036: Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body (1/3/2002)
• M037: Kinematics of Motion in Three Dimensions (10/3/2002)
• M039: Computer Algorithm for the Damped Driven Oscillator (2/1/2000)
• M040: Foucault's Pendulum (2/1/2000)
• M041: Dynamics for Circular Motion (3/3/2000)
• M042: Pendula, Simple and Physical (2/1/2000)
• M043: Translational \& Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body (2/1/2000)
• M044: Appearances at Relativistic Speeds (9/12/2002)
• M045: Two Body Kinematics and Dynamics (10/4/2002)
• M047: Laplace Transform for the Damped Driven Oscillator (2/6/2013)
• M048: Introduction to Fluid Statics and Dynamics (2/1/2000)
• M049: Resonances and Poles: Real and Imaginary Worlds (2/1/2000)
• M050: Fourier Series and Integrals (10/3/2002)
• M053: Ordinary and Super-Ball Bounces (10/4/2002)
• M056: Static And Sliding Friction: Drag Racer Design (2/1/2000)
• M057: Euler's Equations: The Tennis Racket Theorem (2/1/2000)
• M058: Derivation of the Constants of the Motion for Central Forces (2/1/2000)
• M059: Some Simple Functions in the Complex Plane (10/21/2002)
• M062: An Overview of Particle Dynamics (2/1/2000)
• M063: Potential Energy Curves, Motion, Turning Points (10/5/2002)
• M064: Mass and Weight (1/4/2001)
• M069: Evaluating While Learning (A Project) (3/3/2000)
• M070: Inductive Reasoning: The Game of Patterns (2/22/1999)
• M072: Trajectories and Radius, Velocity, Acceleration (6/13/2002)
• M073: Special Relativity: The Michelson-Morley Experiment (2/1/2000)
• M074: Relativistic Energy and Momentum: Derivation (10/18/2002)
• M075: Relativistic Space-Time: Four-Vectors (2/1/2000)
• M076: Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (2/1/2000)
• M077: Angular Momentum and Torque: Precession (10/4/2002)
• M083: Best Uses Of The Lecture (2/1/2000)
• M084: Physnet Module Author's Guide (2/1/2000)
• M100: The Cavendish Experiment (2/1/2000)
• M101: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation (4/23/2002)
• M102: Orbital Motion in an Inverse-Square-Law Force Field (10/4/2002)
• M104: The Numerov Algorithm for Satellite Orbits (10/4/2002)
• M105: Orbits in an Inverse-Square-Law Force Field: A Computer Project (2/1/2000)
• M106: Derivation of Orbits in Inverse Square Law Force Fields (2/1/2000)
• M107: Gravitational Potential Energy (10/18/2001)
• M108: The Gravitational Field (4/1/2002)
• M109: The Gravitational Field Outside a Homogeneous Spherical Mass (2/1/2000)
• M110: The Equivalence Principle: An Introduction to Relativistic Gravitation (1/22/2001)
• M114: Coulomb's Law (10/22/2001)
• M115: Point Charge: Field and Force (2/28/2000)
• M116: The Electrostatic Potential (2/15/2002)
• M117: Particle Energy in an Electrostatic Field (2/21/2003)
• M118: Conductivity and Resistance (11/7/2001)
• M119: Resistive D.C. Circuits (10/15/2002)
• M120: Electric Dipoles (3/1/2013)
• M121: Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism (10/21/2002)
• M122: Force on a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field (11/7/2001)
• M123: Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field (3/27/2000)
• M124: The Magnetic Field of a Moving Charge (10/3/2000)
• M125: The Ampere - Laplace - Biot - Savart Law (10/4/2002)
• M127: A Charged Particle Trajectory in a Magnetic Field: Cyclotron Orbits (A Computer Project) (2/1/2000)
• M128: The Numerov Algorithm for Magnetic Field Trajectories (10/21/2002)
• M130: Magnetic Dipoles (11/6/2001)
• M132: Gauss's Law for Spherical Symmetry (3/29/2000)
• M133: Gauss's Law Applied to Cylindrical and Planar Charge Distributions (10/4/2002)
• M134: Charge Layers and Capacitors (10/4/2002)
• M135: Capacitance and Capacitors (10/4/2002)
• M137: Electrostatic Field Energy (2/1/2000)
• M138: Ampere's Law (11/26/2002)
• M139: Sourcelessness of the Magnetic Field (10/21/2002)
• M140: A Magnetic Monopole? (10/4/2002)
• M141: Magnetic Fields in Bulk Matter: Magnets (10/21/2002)
• M142: Magnetic Induction (10/4/2002)
• M143: Storage of Energy in Magnetic Fields (10/21/2002)
• M144: Self-Inductance and Inductors (1/25/2001)
• M145: The Ampere-Maxwell Equation: Displacement Current (10/21/2002)
• M147: Electrostatic Potential from Distributed Charges (1/14/2002)
• M148: Electric Field and Potential of Continuous Charge Distributions (10/18/2001)
• M149: Examining the Charge Carriers: The Hall Effect (10/4/2002)
• M150: Signal Velocity in a Conductor (10/4/2002)
• M151: Two-Element DC-Driven Series LRC Circuits (10/4/2002)
• M152: Three-Element DC-Driven Series LRC Circuit (10/4/2002)
• M153: Electric Fields from Symmetric Charge Distributions (2/1/2000)
• M154: Circuit Resonances (10/4/2002)
• M155: Student Strategies for Success In CBI Physics (2/1/2000)
• M156: Temperature and Pressure of an Ideal Gas: The Equation of State (5/14/2003)
• M157: Temperature and Pressure of an Ideal Gas: The Equation of State (5/15/2003)
• M158: The First Law of Thermodynamics (10/4/2002)
• M159: Energy and Boltzmann Distributions (2/1/2000)
• M160: Entropy (2/1/2000)
• M169: DC Conduction Along a Nerve (2/1/2000)
• M180: Skills for Professional Success (2/1/2000)
• M201: The Wave Equation and Its Solutions (10/5/2002)
• M202: Sound Waves and Small Transverse Waves on a String (10/5/2002)
• M203: Intensity and Energy in Sound Waves (2/1/2000)
• M204: The Doppler Effect (10/21/2002)
• M205: The Interference of Two Coherent Wave Sources (10/5/2002)
• M206: An Interference Project (11/7/2001)
• M210: Electromagnetic Waves from Maxwell's Equations (10/6/2002)
• M211: Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves (10/6/2002)
• M212: Characteristics of Photons (3/29/2000)
• M213: The Photoelectric Effect (10/6/2002)
• M214: Generating Simulated Data (10/6/2002)
• M215: Discrete Spectra (10/6/2002)
• M216: Transitions and Spectral Analysis (10/22/2002)
• M217: Diatomic Molecules: Properties from Rotation - Vibration Spectra (10/6/2002)
• M218: Continuous Spectra: Planck's Law (2/1/2000)
• M219: The Compton Effect (10/7/2002)
• M220: Light as Rays: Snell's Law (9/12/2002)
• M221: Spherical Mirrors (2/1/2000)
• M222: Refraction at Spherical Surfaces (10/22/2002)
• M223: Thin Spherical Lenses (11/26/2002)
• M225: Brewster's Law and Polarization (10/22/2002)
• M227: Specification of Color: Chromaticity (11/13/2002)
• M228: Land's Observations on Color Perception (2/1/2000)
• M229: Colors from Spectral Distributions (2/1/2000)
• M230: Interference from Two Synchronized Wave Sources (10/7/2002)
• M231: Interference of Many Coherent Waves: Radio Interferometry (3/28/2000)
• M232: Standing Waves (10/7/2002)
• M233: Standing Waves in Sheets Of Material (2/1/2000)
• M235: Fraunh\"{ofer Diffraction (10/22/2002)
• M236: Fresnel Diffraction (10/22/2002)
• M237: Diffraction Grating and X-Rays Scattering From Crystals (2/1/2000)
• M238: Constructing an Interference Pattern - A Project - (11/5/2000)
• M240: De Broglie Waves (2/1/2000)
• M241: The Uncertainty Relations: Description, Applications (10/7/2002)
• M242: The Classical to Quantum Transition (10/7/2002)
• M243: Wave Functions, Probability, and Mean Values (10/7/2002)
• M244: Electron Spin (2/1/2000)
• M245: Numerical Demonstration of Energy Quantization for Atomic Hydrogen (10/7/2002)
• M246: Wave-Particle Duality: Light (2/1/2000)
• M247: The Helium Atom: An Intuitive Approach (2/1/2000)
• M248: Newton's Second Law from Quantum Physics (10/7/2002)
• M250: Quantum Tunnelling (10/9/2002)
• M251: Quantized Angular Momentum (10/22/2002)
• M252: Some Uses of Radioactivity (2/1/2000)
• M253: Schr\"odinger Equation Bound States (10/7/2002)
• M254: Chemical Bonding (2/1/2000)
• M255: Fundamental Forces and Elementary Particle Classification (11/13/2001)
• M256: Conservation Laws for Elementary Particle Reactions (11/14/2001)
• M257: Optical Pumping (2/1/2000)
• M258: Laser Devices (2/1/2000)
• M259: Optical Circuits (2/1/2000)
• M260: Reflection and Planar Mirrors (2/1/2000)
• M263: The Camera, the Eye, the Magnifying Glass, and the Microscope (10/22/2002)
• M264: Exponential Decay (2/1/2000)
• M265: Quantum Tunnelling (10/9/2002)
• M266: Fundamental Forces: Ranges, Interaction Times, Cross Sections (1/22/2001)
• M270: Predicting and Specifying the Perceived Colors of Reflective Objects (2/1/2000)
• M273: Particles and Interactions (2/1/2000)
• M274: Particles Stable against the Strong Force (11/15/2000)
• M275: Conserved Quantities: An Overview (2/1/2000)
• M276: Universally Conserved Quantities (11/13/2001)
• M277: Properties Conserved in Strong and Em Interactions (11/12/2001)
• M278: Isospin: Conserved in Strong Interactions (11/12/2001)
• M279: Strengths of Interactions and Particle Diagrams (11/12/2001)
• M280: The Strong Interaction (11/8/2001)
• M281: The Weak Interaction (11/8/2001)
• M282: Su(3) and the Quark Model (11/8/2001)
• M283: Color and Charm (11/8/2001)
• M284: Current Work in Elementary Particles (2/1/2000)
• M301: Matrix Algebra (3/27/2002)
• M305: The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Their Interactions (11/14/2001)
• M308: Topics in Relativity: Doppler Shift and Pair Production (10/7/2002)
• M309: The Bohr-Sommerfeld Model of the Atom (2/1/2000)
• M310: The Nature of Atoms and Electrons: the Millikan, Thomson, and Rutherford Experiments (11/15/2001)
• M311: Exponential Decay: Observation, Derivation (2/1/2000)
• M314: The Spectrum Of Sodium (10/22/2002)
• M315: Anomalous Zeeman Effect and the Land\'{e \m{\symbol{103-Factor (2/1/2000)
• M316: The Spectrum of Helium and Calcium (2/1/2000)
• M317: X-Ray Spectra (2/1/2000)
• M318: The Pauli Principle and the Periodic Table of the Elements (2/1/2000)
• M338: Lattice Defects (2/24/2000)
• M346: Review of Elementary Fortran (2/1/2000)
• M347: Advanced Features of Fortran (2/1/2000)
• M348: Advanced Printer Graphics and Scaling (9/17/2002)
• M349: Numerical Integration (3/8/2002)
• M350: Euler's Methods for Solving Differential Equations: RC Circuits (10/7/2002)
• M351: Euler's Method for Coupled Differential Equations: RLC Circuits (10/7/2002)
• M352: Fourier Synthesis: Superposition of Waves (10/7/2002)
• M353: Waves in Two Dimensions (10/9/2002)
• M354: Generation of Random Numbers by Computer (3/18/2002)
• M355: Monte Carlo Evaluation of Definite Integrals (3/20/2002)
• M356: Simulation of a Chain Reaction (3/21/2002)
• M357: The Approach to Equilibrium (3/21/2002)
• M358: Analysis of Bubble Chamber Photographs (3/22/2002)
• M359: Least Squares Fitting of Experimental Data (10/7/2002)
• M366: Magnets (4/30/2002)
• M370: Computer Programming Techniques: A Review (2/1/2000)
• M376: Circular Motion with Constant Speed (2/1/2000)
• M380: The Dirac Delta Function (2/25/2000)
• M381: Photon Particle - Wave Duality (2/25/2000)
• M382: Wave Nature of Particles (2/25/2000)
• M383: Fourier Analysis and Wave Packets (2/1/2000)
• M384: The Schr\"odinger Equation (10/18/2001)
• M385: Rectangular Potentials (10/18/2001)
• M386: Harmonic Oscillator I (2/1/2000)
• M387: Harmonic Oscillator II (2/1/2000)
• M388: Formal Structure of QM (I) (2/1/2000)
• M389: Formal Structure of QM (II) (2/1/2000)
• M390: Time-Independent Perturbations (2/1/2000)
• M391: Time-Dependent Perturbations I (2/1/2000)
• M392: Harmonic Perturbations (2/1/2000)
• M393: Scattering in the Born Approximation (2/1/2000)
• M401: Review of Basic Mathematical Skills (6/14/2002)
• M402: Scientific Goals And Methods (4/30/2002)
• M403: Physical Description and Measurement (4/30/2002)
• M404: Physical Changes And Rates (4/30/2002)
• M405: Vectors (5/1/2002)
• M406: Description Of Motion (4/30/2002)
• M407: Component Description of Vectors and Motion (4/30/2002)
• M408: Theory Of Motion (4/30/2002)
• M409: Applications of the Theory Of Motion (4/30/2002)
• M410: The Gravitational Force (4/30/2002)
• M411: Electric Force and Charged Particles (4/30/2002)
• M412: Motion Relative to Different Reference Frames (4/30/2002)
• M413: Motion of a System of Particles (4/30/2002)
• M414: Kinetic Energy And Work (4/30/2002)
• M415: Potential Energy and Conservation Of Energy (4/30/2002)
• M416: Energy of a System of Particles (4/30/2002)
• M417: Solids and Fluids at Rest (4/30/2002)
• M418: Fluids in Motion (5/1/2002)
• M419: The Electric Field (4/30/2002)
• M420: Electric Potential (4/30/2002)
• M421: Electric Properties of Materials (4/30/2002)
• M422: Capacitance (4/30/2002)
• M423: Electric Current (4/30/2002)
• M424: Resistors (10/21/2002)
• M425: EMF and Electric Circuits (4/30/2002)
• M426: Magnetic Force and Field (4/30/2002)
• M427: Production of Magnetic Fields (4/30/2002)
• M428: Magnetically Induced EMF (4/30/2002)
• M429: Changing Fields and Electromagnetic Waves (4/30/2002)
• M430: Basic Properties of Waves (4/30/2002)
• M431: Interference (11/5/2002)
• M432: Resolution and Diffraction (5/1/2002)
• M433: Standing Waves (4/30/2002)
• M465: Historical Introduction to Special Relativity (2/1/2000)
• M466: Lorentz Transformations FILE DAMAGED (2/1/2000)
• M467: Minkowski Diagrams, Space-Time Intervals (2/1/2000)
• M468: Relativistic Kinematics and Einsteinian Optics FILE DAMAGED (5/30/2002)
• M469: Four-Tensors and the Lorentz Group FILE DAMAGED (5/8/2002)
• M470: Covariance of Electrodynamics FILE DAMAGED (10/18/2001)
• M471: Relativistic Mechanics (2/1/2000)
• M472: Introduction to General Relativity (2/1/2000)
• M473: Tensor Analysis (2/1/2000)
• M474: Vacuum Field Equations and Schwarzschild's Solution (2/1/2000)
• M475: Classical Tests of General Relativity (2/1/2000)
• M476: Einstein's Field Equations (2/1/2000)
• M477: Weak-Field Approximation and Gravitational Waves (2/1/2000)
• M478: Vector Algebra: a Review (2/1/2000)
• M479: Differential Vector Calculus (10/18/2001)
• M480: Integral Calculus for Vectors (10/18/2001)
• M481: Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates (10/22/2002)
• M482: Fourier Analysis - Series: Part I (2/1/2000)
• M483: Fourier Analysis - Series: Part II (2/1/2000)
• M484: Fourier Integrals: Part 1 (2/1/2000)
• M485: Fourier Integrals: Part II (2/1/2000)
• M486: Boundary Conditions: Vibrating Strings, Heat Diffusion (10/18/2001)
• M487: Analytic Functions (2/1/2000)
• M488: Cauchy Integral Theorem, Laurent Series and Residue (10/19/2000)
• M489: Conformal Mapping (11/6/2001)
• M490: Cauchy Residue Theorem and Definite Integrals (2/1/2000)
• M491: Matrices and Transformations (2/1/2000)
• M492: Vector Analysis (2/1/2000)
• M493: Newtonian Mechanics - Single Particle (10/18/2001)
• M494: Newtonian System of Particles (2/1/2000)
• M495: Linear Oscillations (2/1/2000)
• M496: Driven Oscillations (10/22/2002)
• M497: Calculus of Variations (2/1/2000)
• M498: Hamilton's Principle, Lagrange's Equations (2/1/2000)
• M499: Lagrangian Mechanics (2/1/2000)
• M500: Hamiltonian Formulation (2/1/2000)
• M501: Central Force Motion (2/1/2000)
• M502: Rigid Bodies: the Inertia Tensor (2/1/2000)
• M503: Review of Vector Analysis (10/18/2001)
• M504: Review of Electrostatics (1/16/2003)
• M505: Solutions to Laplace's Equation (2/1/2000)
• M506: Dielectrics: Displacement Vector (10/22/2002)
• M507: Dielectrics - Boundary Value Problems (2/1/2000)
• M508: Electrostatic Energy Density (10/7/2002)
• M509: Magnetostatics: Induction, Vector Potential (10/18/2001)
• M510: Magnetic Properties of Matter (2/1/2000)
• M511: Magnetic Materials and Boundary Value Problems (10/22/2002)
• M512: Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetic Energy Density (10/18/2001)
• M513: Maxwell's Equations (10/18/2001)
• M514: Electromagnetic Waves (2/1/2000)
• M515: Electromagnetic Radiation (2/1/2000)
• M530: Electric Current Density (10/7/2002)