# Physics I: Classical Mechanics

This gyroscope remains upright while spinning due to its angular momentum. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.)

### Instructor(s)

Dr. George Stephans

### MIT Course Number

8.01L

### As Taught In

Fall 2005

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Exams (no solutions)

## Course Highlights

This course is offered throughout the fall, and continues through the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

## Course Description

8.01L is an introductory mechanics course, which covers all the topics covered in 8.01T. The class meets throughout the fall, and continues throughout the Independent Activities Period (IAP).

## Other Versions

## OCW Scholar Version

- 8.01SC Classical Mechanics (Fall 2016)

## Other OCW Versions

OCW has published multiple versions of this subject.

- 8.01X Physics I: Classical Mechanics with an Experimental Focus (Fall 2002)

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George Stephans. 8.01L Physics I: Classical Mechanics. Fall 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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