PHYSICS 40S – DYNAMICS
Please note that this outline is subject to variation. Things may be added
or omitted and the order may also be changed.
Unless otherwise stated, there are notes from the board and also a
HANDOUT assignment for each of the following. Occasionally, there is an
additional handout that provides a framework for the notes.
1. Dynamics Intro
2. Vector Addition – Lab
3. Friction
4. Wind Tunnel Testing – Lab
5. Centripetal Acceleration
6. Centripetal Force
7. Centripetal Force – Lab
8. Impulse and Momentum
9. Momentum Changes in Explosions – Lab
10. Law of Conservation of Momentum
11. Vector Nature of Momentum
12. Dynamics Review
13. Dynamics Test