17-Phys-A1 Classical Mechanics
Worked solutions to 4 past sittings (2013–2018), 24 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- Constraint Classification (3 sittings): May 2017 Q1 · May 2016 Q1 · December 2013 Q1
- Lagrange-Multiplier Force (3 sittings): May 2017 Q1 · May 2016 Q1 · December 2013 Q1
- Free Motion After Sudden Release (2 sittings): May 2017 Q6 · May 2016 Q6
- Torque-Free Rigid-Body Rotation (2 sittings): May 2017 Q5 · May 2016 Q5
Questions by sitting
May 2018
- Question 1: Disk Rolling on a Free-Rolling Wedge
- Question 2: Two-Particle Rod with Perpendicular-Slide Supports (Lagrange Multiplier)
- Question 3: Crank-Slider-Slotted Rod Kinematics
- Question 4: Bullet-Block Impact on a Smooth Incline
- Question 5: Cable-Pulley Dependent Motion
- Question 6: Rigid Rod: Angular Acceleration After a Cable Snaps
May 2017
- Question 1: Sphere Rolling on a Free-to-Roll Wedge — Constraint Classification and the Lagrange-Multiplier Force
- Question 2: Central-Force Particle Under a Fixed Rotation — Lagrangian Invariance and Noether's Theorem
- Question 3: Collar on a Rotating Semicircular Rod — Absolute Velocity and Acceleration via a Rotating Frame
- Question 4: Pendulum Impact on an Inclined Surface — Impulse-Momentum and Coefficient of Restitution
- Question 5: Torque-Free Rigid-Body Rotation — Euler's Equations After an Impulsive Moment
- Question 6: Rod Released from a Spring-and-Cable Support — Free Motion After Sudden Release
May 2016
- Question 1: Sphere Rolling on a Free-to-Roll Wedge — Constraint Classification and the Lagrange-Multiplier Force
- Question 2: Particle on a Cylinder Under a Central Force — Hamiltonian and Frame Invariance
- Question 3: Crank-and-Slotted-Rod Mechanism — Relative-Motion Kinematics
- Question 4: Ball, Elastic Cord and Cart in a Weightless Environment — Impulse and Momentum
- Question 5: Torque-Free Rigid-Body Rotation — Euler's Equations After an Impulsive Moment
- Question 6: Rod Released from a Spring-and-Cable Support — Free Motion After Sudden Release
December 2013
- Question 1: Rolling Disk on an Incline — Constraint Classification and the Lagrange-Multiplier Force
- Question 2: Particle on a Cylindrical Surface — Hamiltonian Mechanics
- Question 3: Crank AB and Slotted Rod CD — Relative Motion in a Rotating Frame
- Question 4: Cart and Ball Coupled by an Elastic Cord — Impulse-Momentum in a Weightless Environment
- Question 5: Cable-Pulley System — Dependent Motion Analysis
- Question 6: Rod Released by a Snapped Cable — Rigid-Body Kinetics at the Instant of Release