Flashcards for Classical Mechanics — for spaced repetition review via flashcards.
Card creation and auditing follow the deck-specific decisions in CARD_README.md and the canonical standards in the flashcards application repository. The deck complements—not replaces—solving novel mixed mechanics problems on paper.
- Subject:
physics - Level: introductory, calculus-aware classical mechanics
- Prerequisites: algebra and trigonometry; no physics vocabulary is assumed
- Mastery enables: model selection, representation translation, qualitative prediction, and representative mechanics problem solving
- Excludes: continuum mechanics, fluids, relativity, quantum mechanics, and advanced analytical mechanics
| File | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01_foundations | Models and evidence; measurement; SI units; conversions; dimensions; scale and uncertainty |
| 02_vectors | Scalars/vectors, components, addition, dot product, cross product |
| 03_kinematics_1d | Position/velocity/acceleration, kinematic equations, free fall |
| 04_kinematics_2d | Projectile motion, circular motion, relative motion |
| 05_newtons_laws | Newton's 1st/2nd/3rd laws, inertia, inertial frames, FBDs |
| 06_forces | Weight, normal, tension, static/kinetic friction, spring, drag |
| 07_work_energy | Work, work-energy theorem, KE/PE, energy conservation, power |
| 08_momentum | Momentum, impulse, elastic/inelastic collisions, center of mass |
| 09_rotation | Angular kinematics, torque, moment of inertia, angular momentum |
| 10_gravitation | Newton's law of gravity, orbits, escape velocity, Kepler's laws |
| 11_oscillations | SHM, spring-mass, pendulum, energy, damping, resonance |
| 12_synthesis | Model selection, representation translation, mixed-method problems |
| Source | Role | Terms / AI constraint | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th ed., updated 2026 | Normative verification of SI structure, quantity values, unit symbols, prefixes, and writing conventions | CC BY 4.0; reuse and adaptation permitted with attribution; no BIPM endorsement implied | 2026-07-15 |
| NIST, “SI Units” | Plain-language verification of quantity, unit, numerical value, base units, prefixes, and SI communication | NIST site information is public information unless marked otherwise; credit requested | 2026-07-15 |
| NIST SP 811, chapter 7 | Verification of quantity-value notation and dimensional structure; the current BIPM brochure controls if the older guide conflicts with revised SI | NIST site information is public information unless marked otherwise; credit requested | 2026-07-15 |
| NIST TN 1297, section 7 | Claim check that a measurement result should be reported with its uncertainty and enough context to interpret it | NIST technical publication; generally public domain in the United States, with source credit requested | 2026-07-15 |
| OpenStax, University Physics Volume 1, §§3.1–3.5 | Calculus-based curricular sequence and claim checks for signed coordinates, average/instantaneous rates, graph slopes and areas, constant-acceleration derivations, equation selection, and near-Earth free fall | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; consulted and paraphrased; all cards, problems, and figures are original | 2026-07-16 |
| NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8 | Distinguishes exact conventional standard acceleration from measured local free-fall acceleration | NIST public information; reference-only use with original prose | 2026-07-16 |
| NASA Earth Science Research and Analysis Program | Curricular framing for observations informing models and quantitative tests of hypotheses; no Earth-science facts imported | NASA public information may be distributed and copied unless otherwise marked; credit requested | 2026-07-15 |
| BIPM copyright terms, NIST copyright and disclaimers, and NASA disclaimer | Terms verification for the sources above | Source-specific terms as summarized in the rows above | 2026-07-15 |
| MIT OpenCourseWare 18.02SC, Vectors and Matrices, including its vector, dot-product, and cross-product sessions | Curricular and claim verification for geometric and algebraic vectors, unit vectors, components, projections, and three-dimensional cross products; no MIT prose or figures reproduced | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; consulted and paraphrased | 2026-07-15 |
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