Objectives - phys161

chapter 6

Vocabulary

Galilean Transformation, Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity.

Objectives. At this point in the course, the student should

1. Be completely comfortable with kinematics in two dimensions.
2. Be able to apply Newton's Law to determine the two-dimensional motion of objects exposed to arbitrary forces in two dimensions.
3. Be able to identify Non-Inertial Reference Frames (NIRFs), and should be able to determine quantitatively the fictitious forces that act in them.
4. Be comfortable with linear kinematics in an arbitrary number of dimensions. It should be possible for the student to communicate this comfort both algebraically and graphically.
5. Understand that velocities make sense only as relative quantities, and understand why.
6. Understand the ideas behind classical relativity (also known as Galilean Relativity).
7. Have memorized the value of the speed of light in vacuum (c).
8. Know that the speed of light is the same in all IRFs. The student should realize the implication that this has for the nature of space and time.