AP Physics C

Name: AP Physics C - Retarding and Drag Forces Category: Dynamics Date Added: 22 April 2013 - 02:40 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief look at retarding (drag) forces in physics, for students in introductory physics classes that use calculus. This video walks through a single scenario of an object experiencing a drag force where the drag force is proportional to the object's A brief look at retarding (drag) forces in physics, for students in introductory physics classes that use calculus. This video walks through a single scenario of an object experiencing a drag force where the drag force is proportional to the object's velocity. View Video

Name: AP Physics C - Rotational Kinematics Category: Rotation Date Added: 22 April 2013 - 02:39 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to rotational kinematics for calculus-based physics courses such as AP Physics C. A brief introduction to rotational kinematics for calculus-based physics courses such as AP Physics C. Table of Contents: 00:07 - Objectives 01:02 - Radians and Degrees 01:50 - Radians and Degrees 03:02 - Linear vs. Angular Displacement 04:10 - Linear vs. Angular Velocity 05:00 - Direction of Angular Velocity 05:41 - Converting Linear to Angular Velocity 06:50 - Angular Velocity Example 08:09 - Linear vs. Angular Acceleration …

Name: AP Physics C - 2D Motion Category: Kinematics Date Added: 22 April 2013 - 02:35 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief look at the relationships between displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for introductory calculus-based physics students. A brief look at the relationships between displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for introductory calculus-based physics students. Table of Contents: 00:11 - Objectives 00:25 - The Position Vector 01:00 - The Position Vector 03:15 - Velocity and Acceleration in 2D 04:42 - Vector Components 04:57 - Vector Components 05:48 - Vector Addition 06:27 - Graphical Vector Addition 07:12 - More Informat…

Name: Relative Motion Category: Kinematics Date Added: 22 April 2013 - 02:28 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to relative motion and relative velocity for high school honors physics students. View Video

Name: AP Physics C - Defining Motion Category: Kinematics Date Added: 22 April 2013 - 02:24 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to kinematic quantities and relationships for calculus-based introductory physics. View Video

Name: AP Physics C: Cross Product Category: Vector Math Date Added: 21 April 2013 - 10:05 AM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to the cross product (aka vector product) for introductory calculus-based physics courses. Table of Contents: 00:10 - Vector Multiplication 00:29 - What Does It Mean? 01:40 - Defining the Cross Product 02:08 - Calculating the Cross Product 02:41 - Matrix Notation 05:21 - Sample Calculation 1 07:37 - Sample Calculation 2 09:20 - Cross Product Properties View Video

Name: AP Physics C: Dot Product Category: Vector Math Date Added: 21 April 2013 - 10:04 AM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to the scalar product (aka dot product), one of two types of vector multiplication. View Video

Name: LC Circuit Tutorial Category: EM Induction Date Added: 20 April 2013 - 03:54 PM Submitter: FizziksGuy Short Description: A brief introduction to LC circuits as harmonic oscillators for students studying electromagnetism and circuits in calculus-based physics courses such as AP Physics C. View Video

One concept I always struggle with imparting to my kids in AP Physics C: E&M each year is how to write the sign for the potential drop across an inductor in an RL or LC circuit. We, of course, always start out with Faraday's Law (and avoid KVL since it is invalid with a changing magnetic flux): But then, when replacing the time rate of change of the magnetic flux through the inductor with L*dI/dt, there's always the question of whether the current is increasing or decreasing, and how best to describe this to students. If we follow the circuit in a clockwise fashion from the positive side of the battery, the first electric field I see for the voltage source …

File Name: LAB: Newton's 2nd Law by Inquiry File Submitter: FizziksGuy File Submitted: 19 Apr 2013 File Category: Dynamics Summary: Minimalist lab in which students determine the mass of a cart. Purpose: Accurately determine the mass of a cart using Newton's Laws without using any scales, mass balances, spring scales, or "homemade" mass balances. Materials: Cart Timers String Pulleys Tape Metersticks Other

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