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Mechanics: Kinematics and Dynamics
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 12 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Kinematics
- Newton's Laws
- Circular Motion
- Resistive Forces,Constraints, and Massive Ropes
Prerequisite
- High school physics
- Calculus (on edX: , and )
- 8.01x modules are prerequisites for 8.02x which will be available in spring 2018.
Instructors
Deepto Chakrabarty
Professor, Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Dourmashkin
Senior Lecturer, Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anna Frebel
Silverman Family Career Development Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Analia Barrantes
Lecturer, Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Stephans
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michelle Tomasik
Lecturer, Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aidan MacDonagh
Technical Instructor in Digital Learning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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