This introductory Physics course features lecture notes, assignments, and some special problem sets with titles such as “Ant-Chase,” “The Long Voyage Home,” and “The Simplest Shock Wave.”

Elementary mechanics, presented at greater depth than in 8.01(Calculus). Newton's laws, concepts of momentum, energy, angular momentum, rigid body motion, and non-inertial systems. Uses elementary calculus freely. Concurrent registration in a math subject more advanced than 18.01 is recommended. In addition to the theoretical subject matter, several experiments in classical mechanics are performed by the students in the laboratory.