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Forces: Key Terms
Term Reference:
Acceleration Constraint
action/reaction pair
Agent
Angular Acceleration
Angular Displacement
Angular Position
Angular Velocity
Apparent weight
Arc Length
Atomic model
Coefficient of friction
Coefficient of kinetic friction
Coefficient of rolling friction
Coefficient of Static Friction
Collision
Conservative Force
Contact Force
Coupled System
Dissipative Forces
Drag
Drag coefficient
Drag force
Dynamic equilibrium
Dynamics
Environment
external force
Fictitious force
Flat-earth approximation
Force
Force pair
Free-body diagram
Friction
Gravitational force
Hooke's Law
Impulsive Force
Inertia
Inertial mass, m
Inertial reference frame
Interaction
Interaction diagram
Isolated System
kinetic friction
Long-range Force
Macrophysics
Mass
Massless string approximation
Mechanical advantage
Mechanical equilibrium
Mechanics
Microphysics
Net force
Newton
Newton's first law
Newton's second law
Newtons's third law
Nonconservative Force
Normal force
Orbit
Period
Propulsion
Radial (Centripetal) Acceleration
Radians
Resistive force
Restoring Force
Spring Constant
Spring force
Static equilibrium
Static friction
Superposition of forces
System
Tension force
Terminal Speed
Thrust
Unbalanced Force
Uniform Circular Motion
Weight
BoxSand
Review and Vectors
General Review
Lecture 1 | Review
Vector Operations
Lecture 1 | Vectors
Kinematics
Average Quantities
Lecture 1 | Position and Displacement
Lecture 2 | Average Velocity and Acceleration
Graphical Analysis
Lecture 1 | Graphical Analysis
1D Kinematics
Lecture 1 | 1-D Kinematics of Constant Acceleration
Lecture 2 | 1-D Kinematics Problem Solving Strategies
2D Kinematics
Lecture 1 | 2-D Kinematics
Lecture 2 | Projectile Motion
Mechanics
Forces 1
Lecture 1 | Forces Introduction
Lecture 2 | FBD and Newton's 2nd Law
Lecture 3 | Application of Newton's 2nd Law
Forces 2
Lecture 1 | Friction
Lecture 2 | Inclined Planes
Forces 3
Lecture 1 | Coupled Systems and Pulleys
Lecture 2 | Forces and Uniform Circular Motion
Momentum
Impulse and Momentum
Lecture 1 | Impulse and Momentum Theorem
Conservation of Momentum
Lecture 1 | 1-D Conservation of Momentum
Lecture 2 | 2-D Conservation of Momentum
Energy
Work & Kinetic Energy
Lecture 1 | Work and Kinetic Energy Theorem
Conservation of Energy
Lecture 1 | Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
Lecture 2 | Conservation of Energy Application
Lecture 3 | Systems and Energy, Collisions
Rotational Mechanics
Rotational Kinematics
Lecture 1 | Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration for Non-uniform Circular Motion
Lecture 2 | Connecting Rotational and Translational Kinematics
Statics & Dynamics
Lecture 1 | Torque and the 2nd Law for Rotation
Lecture 2 | Application of 2nd Law: Static Equilibrium and Stability
Lecture 3 | Dynamics and Moment of Inertia
Rotation and Conserved Quantities
Lecture 1 | Angular Momentum and Rotational Energy
Thermodynamics
Microscopic Model of Gases
Lecture 1 | Micro view of matter, kinetic theory of gases
Lecture 2 | State variables and equations of state, ideal gas
1st Law and Heat
Lecture 1 | 1st law of thermodynamics, energy transfers
Lecture 2 | Specific Heat, Phase Transformations, Calorimetry
Lecture 3 | Conduction, Convection, Radiation
2nd Law and Entropy
Lecture 1 | Entropy, 2nd Law
Thermodynamic Processes and Cycles
Lecture 1 | Heat Engines
Lecture 2 | PV Diagrams, Processes
Lecture 3 | Cycles and efficiency
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Statics
Lecture 1 | Pressure at a Depth, Pascal's Principle
Lecture 2 | Hydraulics, Buoyancy
Fluid Dynamics
Lecture 1 | Continuity, Bernoulli
Waves & Oscillations
Oscillating Systems
Lecture 1 | General Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion, Equations of Motion
Lecture 2 | SHM Case Studies: Pendulums and Springs
Lecture 3 | Damped Oscillations, Driven Oscillations and Resonance
Traveling Waves
Lecture 1 | Wavelength, Frequency, Speed, Equations of Motion
Lecture 2 | Sound, Light, Waves on a String
Lecture 3 | Energy and Intensity, Sound Intensity Level: Decibels
Lecture 4 | Doppler
Superposition of Waves
Lecture 1 | Standing Wave Resonance in Tubes and on Strings
Lecture 2 | General Two Source Interference
Optics
Wave Optics
Lecture 1 | Young's Double Slit
Lecture 2 | Multi and Single Slit, Spectroscopy
Lecture 3 | Index of Refraction, Thin Film Interference
Ray Optics
Lecture 1 | Rays, Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Dispersion
Lecture 2 | Formation of Images, Ray Tracing
Lecture 3 | Thin Lenses
Electric Fields & Potentials
Charges and the Electric Force
Lecture 1 | Micro-model of Charge, Q-transfer, Conductors vs. Insulators
Lecture 2 | Electric Forces and Coulomb's Law
Electric Fields
Lecture 1 | Field Model, Charges in an Electric Field
Lecture 2 | Electric Field from Point Charges
Lecture 3 | Electric Fields Patterns
Electric Potential
Lecture 1 | Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy
Lecture 2 | EP Field Patterns and Motion of Charges
Lecture 3 | Connecting Electric Potential and Electric Field
Circuits
Resistive Circuits
Lecture 1 | Micro-model of Charge flow, Resistance, Ohm's Law, Power
Lecture 2 | Kirchoff's Laws
Lecture 3 | Equivalent Circuits
Magnetism
Magnetic Fields and Forces
Lecture 1 | Magnetic Fields, Magnetism
Lecture 2 | Magnetic Force, UCM
Magnetic Induction
Lecture 1 | Motional EMF, Induced Currents
Lecture 2 | Faraday and Lenz's Law
Sensemaking
Math Tools
Scientific Notation
Significant Figures
Dimensional Analysis
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Mathematization
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Geometry and Trigonometry
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Order of Magnitude Estimations
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