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Classical Mechanics: Essentials Flashcards

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What is Newton’s Second Law?

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Newton’s Third Law

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If two bodies A and B interact, the force that A exerts on B is identical in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force B exerts on A

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Define work

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Define (classical) translational kinetic energy

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Define power

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Power is work per time.

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Give a description of power along a straight line or in rotational systems

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Spring potential energy

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Near-Earth gravitational potential energy

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Nonrelativistic momentum

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Collisions conserve:

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All collisions conserve momentum. Fully elastic collisions conserve energy as well. Inelastic collisions do not conserve energy.

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Center of mass

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Change in velocity of a rocket after expulsion of a given mass of fuel

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Center of mass velocity

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Define pressure

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What is the gravitational field of a point mass?

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What is Kepler’s 1st law?

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Each planet moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun at a focus.

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What is Kepler’s 2nd law?

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A line from the sun to a given planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

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What is Kepler’s 3rd law?

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The periods of the planets are proportional to the 3/2 powers of the major axis lengths.

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Angular frequency of a simple pendulum

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Effective spring constant in parallel and series

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Spring constants add in parallel. Their inverses add in series.

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Kinematic equation 1 (position as a function of time given constant acceleration)

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Kinematic equation 2 (quadratic bypass)

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Kinematic equation 3 (change in position with unknown acceleration)

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Kinematic equation 4 (final velocity without reference to position)

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