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  1. Name: Physics "Magic Trick" on an Incline Category: Dynamics Date Added: 2016-06-06 Submitter: Flipping Physics Understand the forces acting on an object on an incline by analyzing the forces on a “floating block”. Want Lecture Notes? This is an AP Physics 1 topic. Content Times: 0:28 Finding the incline angle 1:17 Drawing the Free Body Diagram 2:26 Summing the forces in the perpendicular direction 3:49 Summing the forces in the parallel direction 5:04 Determining masses for the “Magic Trick” 6:11 Adding pulleys, strings and mass 7:34 Floating the block 8:18 Analyzing the forces on the floating block Next Video: Introductory Static Friction on an Incline Problem Multilingual? Please help translate Flipping Physics videos! Previous Video: Breaking the Force of Gravity into its Components on an Incline Thanks to Nic3_one and Cyril Laurier for their Fire Sounds: Fire in a can! » constant spray fire 1 by Nic3_one Earth+Wind+Fire+Water » Fire.wav by Cyril Laurier 1¢/minute Physics "Magic Trick" on an Incline
  2. Name: Breaking the Force of Gravity into its Components on an Incline Category: Dynamics Date Added: 2015-10-16 Submitter: Flipping Physics Resolve the force of gravity into its parallel and perpendicular components so you can sum the forces. Want Lecture Notes? This is an AP Physics 1 topic. Content Times: 0:12 Drawing the Free Body Diagram 1:04 Introducing the parallel and perpendicular directions 2:19 Drawing the components of the force of gravity 2:49 Finding the angle used to resolve the force of gravity into its components 4:33 Solving for the force of gravity parallel 5:15 Solving for the force of gravity perpendicular 5:53 Redrawing the Free Body Diagram Next Video: Physics "Magic Trick" on an Incline Multilingual? Please help translate Flipping Physics videos! Previous Video: Determining the Static Coefficient of Friction between Tires and Snow 1¢/minute Breaking the Force of Gravity into its Components on an Incline
  3. Name: Nerd-A-Pult - An Introductory Projectile Motion Problem Category: Kinematics Date Added: 23 May 2014 - 02:05 PM Submitter: Flipping Physics Short Description: None Provided An introductory projectile motion problem where you have to break the initial velocity vector in to its components before you can work with it. The Nerd-A-Pult is the perfect tool for showing projectile motion. Content Times: 0:02 Introducing the Nerd-A-Pult 0:43 Demonstrating the marshmallow capabilities of the Nerd-A-Pult 1:18 Reading the problem 2:26 Starting to solve the problem 3:03 What do we do with the initial velocity? 3:45 Solving for the initial velocity in the y-direction 4:27 Solving for the initial velocity in the x-direction 5:13 Deciding which direction to start working with 5:38 Solving for the change in time in the x-direction 6:34 Solving for the displacement in the y-direction 7:54 Proving that our answer is correct 8:58 The Review View Video
  4. Name: A Visually Complicated Vector Addition Problem using Component Vectors Category: Kinematics Date Added: 22 May 2014 - 04:43 PM Submitter: Flipping Physics Short Description: None Provided This visually confusing tip-to-tail vector addition problem can be solved just like our previous problems. Give your vectors names, draw a vector diagram, break vectors in to components, redraw the vector diagram, create a data table, add columns and solve using basic trig. Content Times: 0:14 Reading, visualizing, and translating the problem. 1:13 Drawing the vector diagram. 2:06 Breaking vector C in to its components. 3:22 Redrawing the vector diagram (twice). 4:16 Creating the data table. 4:53 Determining the components of the resultant vector, R. 5:33 Solving for vector R. 7:13 Visualizing the entire problem. 7:36 The Review. View Video
  5. Name: Introduction to Vector Components Category: Kinematics Date Added: 22 May 2014 - 04:39 PM Submitter: Flipping Physics Short Description: None Provided Components of Vectors are an important piece to understand how vectors work. In this video we learn how to "break" or "resolve" vectors in to their component pieces. Content Times: 0:14 The example displacement vector d 0:44 Finding the y component of vector d 2:17 Finding the x component of vector d 3:18 What does it mean to be a component of a vector? 4:14 A common question about vector components 4:51 Showing mathematically that the vector components add up to the vector 6:48 Explaining how d in the x direction shows both magnitude and direction 7:57 The Review View Video

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