One-dimensional motion
Intro to vectors and scalars
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Distance, displacement, and coordinate systems
Distance and displacement introduction
Distance and displacement in one dimension
Worked example: distance and displacement from position-time graphs
Average velocity and average speed
Average velocity and speed worked example
Velocity and speed from graphs
Instantaneous speed and velocity
Why distance is area under velocity-time line
Average and instantaneous acceleration
Motion with constant acceleration
Choosing kinematic equations
Airbus A380 take-off time
Airbus A380 take-off distance
Plotting projectile displacement, acceleration, and velocity
Impact velocity from given height
Two-dimensional motion
Analyzing vectors using trigonometry
Visualizing vectors in 2 dimensions
Graphs of projectile motion
Horizontally launched projectiles
Horizontally launched projectile
Projectiles launched at an angle
Optimal angle for a projectile part 1: Components of initial velocity
Introduction to forces and free body diagrams
Types of forces and free body diagrams
Forces and Newton’s laws of motion
Newton’s first law: Mass and inertia
Newton’s first law of motion introduction
Applying Newton’s first law of motion
Newton’s second law of motion
More on Newton’s second law
Newton’s third law of motion
More on Newton’s third law
Breaking down forces for free body diagrams
Free body diagram with angled forces: worked example
Inclined plane force components
Ice accelerating down an incline
Intuition on static and kinetic friction comparisons
Static and kinetic friction example
Connecting period and frequency to angular velocity
Radius comparison from velocity and angular velocity: Worked example
Change in period and frequency from change in angular velocity: Worked examples
Change in period and frequency from change in angular velocity: Worked examples
Uniform circular motion introduction
Distance or arc length from angular displacement
Angular velocity and speed
Race cars with constant speed around curve
Visual understanding of centripetal acceleration formula
Deriving formula for centripetal acceleration from angular velocity
Change in centripetal acceleration from change in linear velocity and radius: Worked examples
Uniform circular motion and gravitation
Introduction to centripetal force
Identifying centripetal force for ball on string
Identifying centripetal force for cars and satellites
Identifying force vectors for pendulum: Worked example
Newton’s law of gravitation
Gravity for astronauts in orbit
Would a brick or feather fall faster?
Acceleration due to gravity at the space station
Space station speed in orbit
Impact of mass on orbital speed
Work and the work-energy principle
Gravitational potential energy and conservative forces
Work and energy
Spring potential energy and Hooke’s law
Intro to springs and Hooke’s law
Potential energy stored in a spring
Law of conservation of energy
Introduction to linear momentum and impulse
Elastic collisions and conservation of momentum
Bouncing fruit collision example
Momentum: Ice skater throws a ball
Elastic and inelastic collisions
Center of mass and two-dimensional collisions Learn
Linear momentum and collisions
Introduction to rotational motion
Relating angular and regular motion variables
Rotational kinematic formulas
Finding torque for angled forces
Rotational inertia and angular second law
Rotational version of Newton’s second law
Rotational kinetic energy
Rotational kinetic energy
Rolling without slipping problems
Torque and angular momentum
Angular momentum and angular impulse
Conservation of angular momentum
Conservation of angular momentum
Ball hits rod angular momentum example
Gravitational potential energy at large distances
Gravitational potential energy at large distances
Introduction to simple harmonic motion
Intuition about simple harmonic oscillators
Definition of amplitude and period
Equation for simple harmonic oscillators
Simple harmonic motion in spring-mass systems
Period dependence for mass on spring
Energy in simple harmonic oscillators
Energy graphs for simple harmonic motion
Properties of periodic waves
Simple harmonic motion
Standing waves on strings
Sound Properties: Amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength
Standing waves in open tubes
Standing waves in closed tubes
Beats and interference of sound waves
Doppler effect introduction
Waves and sound
Triboelectric effect and charge
Conductors and insulators
Coulomb’s law and electric force
Electric current, resistivity, and Ohm’s law
Introduction to circuits and Ohm’s law
Resistivity and conductivity
Electric power and DC circuits
Kirchhoff’s junction rule
Series and parallel resistors
Parallel resistors (part 1)
Parallel resistors (part 2)
Parallel resistors (part 3)
Electric charge and electric force
DC Ammeters and voltmeters
Current through resistor in parallel: Worked example
Current due to closing a switch: worked example