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This Week in Physics


baseball00

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During this week in AP Physics C, we have begun our studies in Dynamics. At first it was not too bad... then came air resistance. It seems like a pretty simple concept but it is in fact not. I don't have much experience in Calculus yet, so the differential equations are still pretty difficult to understand. There is still a good amount of time before the test for me to study this concept so hopefully I will get a good grasp on it before the test. Other than the differential equations, the confusing part for me is why there are two equations for Fdrag which are Fdrag = bv and Fdrag = cv2 . Why do some circumstances use one equation and others use the other equation? Even though this concept is really difficult, I think it is extremely important for accurate calculations. In past physics courses we have always neglected air resistance but here on earth there is usually air all around. 

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