English

Dynamics and Relativity- Dynamics and Relativity

We start this course by exploring the framework of Newtonian mechanics, understanding the axioms and what they have to tell us about the way the Universe works. We then move on to look at a number of forces that are at play in the world. Nature is kind and the list is surprisingly short. Moreover, many of forces that arise have special properties, from which we will see new concepts emerging such as energy and conservation principles. Finally, for each of these forces, we turn the mathematical handle. We turn this handle many many times. In doing so, we will see how classical mechanics is able to explain large swathes of what we see around us.

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