Physique générale : mécanique (anglais)

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 01a: Course introduction, units, one-dimensional point kinematics

08.09.2025, 19:57

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

08.09.2025, 20:07

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 01b: Motion in two and three dimensions

09.09.2025, 11:09

00:00 First year overview (guest speaker)
05:03 Summary of motion in 1D
07:35 Motion in 2D

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

09.09.2025, 11:26

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 02a: Kinematics, Newton's laws of motion

15.09.2025, 19:57

00:00 — Position, velocity, and acceleration in 3D
28:25 — Projectile motion
58:06 — Newton's first law of motion
1:12:28 — Newton's second law of motion

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

15.09.2025, 20:08

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 02b: Newton's laws of motion

16.09.2025, 11:08

00:00 — Newton's third law of motion

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

16.09.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 03b: Problem solving, Newton's laws of motion

23.09.2025, 11:20

00:00 — General physics problem solving
13:08 — Example problem 1: towing a sled
32:55 — Example problem 2: climbing anchors

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

23.09.2025, 11:23

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 04a: Circular motion

29.09.2025, 19:17

00:00 Announcements
01:42 Circular motion
22:45 Polar coordinates
37:45 Cylindrical coordinates
41:24 Spherical coordinates
43:30 Conversions between coordinates
47:02 Motion in cylindrical coordinates
1:09:50 Motion in spherical coordinates
1:11:20 Quantifying speed in uniform circular motion
1:17:38 Velocity in circular motion
1:37:53 Acceleration in circular motion
1:47:16 Centripetal force in circular motion
1:50:39 Circular motion summary
1:54:09 Example: Ball on a rotating slide

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

29.09.2025, 20:10

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 04b: Circular motion

30.09.2025, 11:21

00:00 Announcements
02:22 Summary: uniform circular motion
07:59 Example problem: Whirling stone
22:03 Example problem: Formula 1 downforce

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

30.09.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 05a: Non-intertial reference frames

06.10.2025, 19:57

00:00 Announcements
01:57 Review: Angular velocity and acceleration
17:57 Inertial and non-inertial reference frames
25:55 Linearly accelerating non-inertial frame
38:33 Rotationally accelerating non-ineritial frame
1:45:12 Ropes and pulleys

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

06.10.2025, 20:10

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 05b: Reference frames, constraints, and continuous systems

07.10.2025, 11:22

00:00 Announcements
00:40 Conceptual question: Merry-go-round
04:40 Example problem: Bicycle wheel 
24:05 Example problem: Massive hanging rope

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

07.10.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 06a: Drag, momentum, impulse, and center of mass

13.10.2025, 19:58

00:00 Announcements
04:00 Drag
24:58 Momentum
1:10:48 Impulse
1:37:38 Center of mass

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

13.10.2025, 20:11

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 06b: Momentum, impulse, and center of mass

14.10.2025, 11:22

00:00 Center of mass revisited
00:58 Conceptual question: Bouncing ball
10:53 Conceptual question: Dropped egg
22:52 Conceptual question: High jump
25:50 Example problem: Center of mass Sun-Earth
34:45 Example problem: Exploding projectile

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

14.10.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 07a: Conservation of momentum, center of mass, and continuous mass transer

27.10.2025, 19:58

00:00 Announcements
11:50 Review of momentum
43:17 Example problem: conservation of momentum
59:43 Example problem: motion of center of mass
1:26:55 Systems with variable mass

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

27.10.2025, 20:10

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 08a: Kinetic energy and work

03.11.2025, 19:57

00:00 — Kinetic energy introduction
29:22 — Work introduction
32:17 — Work done by a constant force
35:07 — Work done by a variable force
40:42 — Work in various coordinate systems
53:10 — Work-kinetic energy theorem
1:4052 — Conservative and non-conservative forces

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

03.11.2025, 20:08

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 08b: Kinetic energy and work

04.11.2025, 11:08

00:00 Conceptual question: Accelerating a car from rest
11:10 Example: Marbula One racing
25:25 Example: Marbula One racing w/ friction

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

04.11.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 09a: Potential energy and energy conservation

10.11.2025, 20:07

00:00 Announcements 
06:47 Power
45:10 Potential energy
1:40:30 Conservation of mechanical energy

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

10.11.2025, 20:18

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 09b: Potential energy and energy conservation

11.11.2025, 11:08

00:00 Example: power of gravity
13:30 Example: cliff jumping

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

11.11.2025, 11:25

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 10a: Collisions

17.11.2025, 19:17

00:00 — Collisions
29:08 — Elastic collisions
1:44:11 — Inelastic collisions
1:57:05 — Collisions in 2D and 3D

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

17.11.2025, 20:10

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 10b: Collisions

18.11.2025, 11:23

02:30 — Review: 2D elastic collisions
09:15 — Conceptual question: elastic collision between carts
14:15 — Conceptual question: inelastic collision between carts
20:48 — Example problem: fusion energy

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

18.11.2025, 11:28

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 11a: Rotational motion and static equillibrium

24.11.2025, 19:57

00:00 — Review of circular motion
50:15 — Rotation of rigid objects about a fixed axis
1:07:10 — Rotational kinetic energy
1:12:45 — Moment of inertia
1:51:00 — Torque
2:03:15 — Static equilibrium

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

24.11.2025, 20:09

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 11b: Rotational motion and static equillibrium

25.11.2025, 11:08

00:00 — Example problem: balance beam
33:18 — Example problem: massive pulley

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

25.11.2025, 11:24

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 12a: Angular momentum

01.12.2025, 19:16

00:00 — Announcements
04:50 — Example: massive pulley
26:40 — Work and power for rotation
36:55 — Work–kinetic energy theorem for rotation
48:00 — Angular momentum
1:05:50 — Angular momentum of a point particle
1:27:20 — Angular momentum of rotating rigid bodies
1:37:37 — Angular momentum and torque
1:41:50 — Conservation of angular momentum

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

01.12.2025, 20:08

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 13a: Kepler's laws, gyroscopes, and harmonic motion

08.12.2025, 19:56

00:00 — Announcements
06:35 — Kepler's laws of planetary motion
26:10 — Gyroscopes
1:13:00 — Harmonic motion

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

08.12.2025, 20:07

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 13b: Gyroscopes and harmonic motion

09.12.2025, 11:09

00:00 — Example problem: motorcycle steering
34:45 — Conceptual question: harmonic oscillator

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

09.12.2025, 11:26

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 14a: Damped oscillations, rolling, and review

15.12.2025, 19:17

00:00 — Announcements/final exam overview
14:10 — Damped oscillations and resonance
1:07:30 — Review: Rolling and circular motion

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Monday | Fall 25

15.12.2025, 20:08

PHYS-101(en) Lecture 14b: Review

16.12.2025, 11:08

00:00 — Example problem (cont.): Yo-yo
11:30 — Review conceptual quesitons

PHYS-101(en) General Physics: Mechanics | Tuesday | Fall 25

16.12.2025, 11:24