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Physics 4A
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Homeworks
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Labs
Lab Resources
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
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Resistive Forces Notes
Finding Moments of Inertia
Physics 4B
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Homeworks
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 4C
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
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
Resources
Study Advice
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
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 2B
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Labs
Lab 1
Lab 2
Lab 3
Lab 4
Lab 5-6
Lab 7
Lab 8
Lab 9
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Physics 50
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Homeworks
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Conceptual Physics
Syllabus
Lecture Notes
Homeworks
Addition of Vectors
Components of Vectors
Charge and Atoms
Waves
Coulomb's law
E-field
EC: Light
Resources
Study Advice
Unit Scaling Symbols
Links
Lecture 1: Intro to the course
Lecture 2: Physics background, units, dimensional anaylsis
Lecture 3: Scaling units, measurements
Lecture 4: Significant figures, unit conversion, order of magnitude
Lecture 5: Order of magnitude, 1-D kinematics, quantities of motion
Lecture 6: Quantities of motion
Lecture 7: Graphs of quantities of motion
Lecture 8: Graphs of quantities of motion, how to solve problems
Lecture 9: How to solve problems, examples
Lecture 10: The kinematics equations
Lecture 11: Practice using the kinematics equations
Lecture 12: More practice using the kinematics equations
Lecture 13: Harder kinematics example, free fall
Lecture 14: Free fall, reaction time
Lecture 15: Vectors in 2 dimensions and trigonometery
Lecture 16: Vector addition
Lecture 17: 2D Motion, relative motion
Lecture 18: Relative motion
Lecture 19: Relative motion
Lecture 20: Projectiles, horizontal launch
Lecture 21: Projectiles, launched at an angle
Lecture 22: Max height of a projectile
Lecture 23: Time of flight and range of a projectile
Lecture 24: Trajectory of a projectile, projectile example
Lecture 25: Relative motion and projectiles
Lecture 26: Forces, net force, free body diagrams, Newton's 1st law
Lecture 27: Newton's 2nd law, mass and weight
Lecture 28: Newton's third law, gravity
Lecture 29: The normal force and elevators
Lecture 30: The normal force and inclines, tension
Lecture 31: Tension, more elevators, pulleys
Lecture 32: Objects moving together, introduce the Atwood Machine
Lecture 33: The Atwood machine
Lecture 34: Friction
Lecture 35: Friction, springs
Lecture 36: Springs, circular motion
Lecture 37: Circular motion acceleration and force
Lecture 38: More circular motion and force
Lecture 39: Banked turns, nonuniform circular motion
Lecture 40: List of topics covered