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Introductory Physics - Mechanics and Waves
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- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on January 11, 2015
Course details
Syllabus
- Key concepts of force, including various forms of force and how friction works
- Key concepts of motion, including: Newton's three laws of motion, kinematics for the motion of an object (velocity and acceleration), uniform circular motion and its simple applications, oscillatory motion and simple harmonic oscillations
- Key concepts of waves, including: their properties with a focus on sound waves, interference and diffraction of waves, and stationary waves and resonance
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Seonho Choi
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