Foundations of Physics 1 (PHYS1122)

The material on this page is used in my stage 1 undergraduate tutorials at Durham University. These notes may be updated as the tutorial course progresses, or with any corrections or additional information.

October 2022

Dimensional analysis, units and significant figures
starting October 10
last updated October 11
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Order of magnitude estimations and relative motion
starting October 17
last updated October 30
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Dimensional analysis in fluid dynamics and conservative forces
starting October 24
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Simple harmonic motion
starting October 31
last updated October 30
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November 2022

Equilibria
starting November 7
last updated November 12
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Orbital mechanics
starting November 14
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Progress test feedback session
starting November 21
Standing waves
starting November 28
[Notes will be uploaded at the end of wc Nov 28.]

December 2022

Snells' law and polarisation
starting December 5
[No notes — these tutorials will be covered by someone else.]

January 2023

Circuits
starting January 9
Electric fields and lenses
starting January 16
Linear superposition of electric fields
starting January 23
The muon problem
starting January 30

Tutorial notes for the rest of 2023 will be released soon.

Homework Solutions

Mech 1.1, Mech 1.2, Mech 2.1, Osc 1, Mech 2.3, Osc 2