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University Powered By Docstoc Quantum Mechanics    Robert
Nemiroff    Michigan Technological University  Physics X: About
This Course  • Officially "Extraordinary Concepts in Physics" •
Being taught for credit at Michigan Tech    o Light on math,
heavy on concepts    o Anyone anywhere is welcome • No textbook
required    o Wikipedia, web links, and lectures only    o Find
all the lectures with Google at:        "Starship Asterisk"
then "Physics X"    o
http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewforum.php?f=39 Symmetry
and Conservation: Noether's Theorem  Symmetries underlie
conservation laws (assumes principle of least action)  Symmetry
Conservation law Rotation          Angular momentum Translation
Linear momentum Time              Energy  Many others involving
more complex symmetries. Acceleration, Jerk, and Snap: The
Movement Paradox  To move from rest, and object mus