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Physics 4A
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Labs
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Using Meas. Devices
Error Propagation
Uncertainties and Sig. Figs.
Lab 1 Lecture
Intro to the Air Track
Lab 4 Lecture
Lab 6 Lecture
Lab 7 Lecture
Lab 9 Lecture
Lab 1
Lab 2
Lab 3
Lab 4
Lab 5
Lab 6
Lab 7
Lab 8
Lab 9
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Unit Scaling Symbols
Resistive Forces Notes
Finding Moments of Inertia
Physics 4B
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Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
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Physics 4C
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Homeworks
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Labs
Lab 1: Archimedes' Principle
Lab 2: Bernoulli's Equation
Lab 3: Thermal Expansion
Lab 4: Thermal Conductivity
Lab 5: The Clément-Desormes Experiment
Lecture for Lab 5
Lab 6: The Sonometer
Lecture for Lab 6
Lab Report Instructions
Lab 7: Reflection & Refraction
Lecture for Lab 7
Lab 8: Optical Instruments
Lecture for Lab 8
Lab 9: Interference and Diffraction
Lecture for Lab 9
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Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 2A
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Labs
Lab 1 materials
Lab 1: Reaction Time
Lab 1 Lecture: Lab info
Lab 2 materials
Uncertainties
Error Propagation
Vernier Calipers
Lab 2: Measurements, Uncertainty, and Density
Lab 3: Vectors and Force
Lab 4: Projectile Motion
Lab 5 materials
Lab 5: Atwood's Machine
Report instructions & Lab 5
Lab 6: Centripetal Acceleration
Lab 7: Conservation of Momentum
Lab 8: Static Equilibrium
Lab 9: The Simple Pendulum
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Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 2B
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Lab 1
Lab 2
Lab 3
Lab 4
Lab 5-6
Lab 7
Lab 8
Lab 9
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Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 50
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Homeworks
Units Conversion
Graphs Worksheet
Relative Motion Worksheet
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Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Conceptual Physics
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Addition of Vectors
Components of Vectors
Charge and Atoms
Waves
Coulomb's law
E-field
EC: Light
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Lecture 1: Intro, course overview
Lecture 2: Basics of physics, units, and 1-D kinematics
Lecture 3: Velocity, acceleration, graphs
Lecture 4: Kinematics equations
Lecture 5: Using kinematics equations
Lecture 6: Falling objects, varying accel
Lecture 7: Vectors, vector addition
Lecture 8: 2-D kinematics, projectiles
Lecture 9: Projectiles
Lecture 10: Relative motion
Lecture 11: Relative motion, uniform circular motion
Lecture 12: Nonuniform circular motion
Lecture 13: Forces, Newton's 1st & Newton's 2nd laws
Lecture 14: Newton's 3rd law, forces fundamentally, types of forces
Lecture 15: Fields, types of forces, equilibrium
Lecture 16: More types of forces
Lecture 17: Elastic forces, nonequilibrium, forces and problem solving
Lecture 18: Objects moving together, pulleys, the Atwood machine
Lecture 19: Friction
Lecture 20: Circular motion and force
Lecture 21: Accelerating frames
Lecture 22: Rotating frames
Lecture 23: Resistive forces, Stokes Drag
Lecture 24: Resistive forces, the Drag Equation
Lecture 25: Energy and Work
Lecture 26: Work and Kinetic energy, Potential energy
Lecture 27: Conservative and Nonconservative forces, grav. and elastic potential energies, energy conservation
Lecture 28: External work vs potential energy, isolated systems
Lecture 29: Energy conservation with isolated systems, friction and energy
Lecture 30: Friction and energy, potential energy and force, energy diagrams
Lecture 31: Potential energy and force, power
Lecture 32: Introducing momentum, Newton's 2nd law revisited
Lecture 33: Conservation of momentum, rockets, isolated systems and conservation
Lecture 34: Nonisolated systems and impulse, introduce collisions
Lecture 35: Elastic collisions, inelastic collision
Lecture 36: Ballistic pendulum, 2-D collisions
Lecture 37: Center of mass
Lecture 38: Center of Mass, systems of many particles
Lecture 39: Deformation, rotation, rotational kinematics
Lecture 40: More rotational quantities, torque, the cross product
Lecture 41: Torque and moment of inertia
Lecture 42: Moment of inertia
Lecture 43: Moment of inertia and application, Atwood machine again, energy of rotation
Lecture 44: Rolling motion, angular momentum
Lecture 45: Angular momentum, Newton's second law again
Lecture 46: Conservation of angular momentum
Lecture 47: Angular momentum and nonisolated systems,
Lecture 48: Simple harmonic motion, spring systems, pendula
Lecture 49: Statics
Lecture 50: Gravitation, gravitational potential energy, gravitational field, escape speed