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AP Physics C Mechanics Syllabus and Study Guide

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Kinematics Equations

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    Acceleration Signs
    09:00
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    Acceleration with Multiple Parts
    08:35
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    Subway Train
    10:06

Newton's First & Second Laws

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    Newton's 1st Law
    04:46
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    Solving for Forces Using Newton's Second Law
    04:58
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    Intro to Forces & Newton's Second Law
    06:54

Types Of Forces & Free Body Diagrams

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    Drawing a FBD
    02:06
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    Types of Forces
    06:18
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    Free-Body Diagrams
    08:42

Work On Inclined Planes

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    Finding Speed of a Crate Using Work-Energy Theorem
    05:19
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    Work By Gravity On Inclined Planes
    06:42
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    Pulling Crate Up An Inclined Plane
    04:48

Uniform Circular Motion

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    Intro to Circular Motion
    03:48
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    Circular Orbit of the Moon
    01:50

Period and Frequency in Uniform Circular Motion

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    Equations for Velocity and Acceleration in UCM
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    Spinning Space Station
    5:05
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    Windmill RPMs
    02:16

Centripetal Forces

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    Intro to Centripetal Forces
    06:48
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    Conical Pendulum
    05:22

Vertical Centripetal Forces

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    Vertical Centripetal Forces
    07:25

Linear Thermal Expansion

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    Linear Thermal Expansion
    07:31
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    Expanding Steel Measuring Tape
    03:47

Volume Thermal Expansion

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    Overflowing Mercury
    04:45
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    Expansion of a Hemispherical Dome
    04:22
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    Volume Thermal Expansion
    05:21

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

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    Intro to Energy & Types of Energy
    04:10

Intro to Calculating Work

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    Work by a 2D Push/Pull
    04:41
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    Work Done on Curvy (Not straight) Paths
    02:30
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    Work Done By Friction
    04:29

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

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    The Work-Energy Theorem
    04:10
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    Calculating Net Work
    06:58
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    Net Work & Constant Speed
    03:01

Intro to Conservation of Energy

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    Conservation Of Total Energy & Isolated Systems
    05:42
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    Systems & Conservative vs. Non-Conservative Forces
    08:25
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    Conservation Of Mechanical Energy
    06:24

Energy with Non-Conservative Forces

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    Energy Conservation with Air Resistance
    05:06
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    Box Sliding on Rough Patch
    04:33
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    Energy Conservation with Non-Conservative Forces
    06:43

Simple Harmonic Motion of Pendulums

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    Example
    05:39
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    Pendulum Equations
    08:31
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    Example
    03:13

Energy in Pendulums

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    Energy in Pendulums
    06:53
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    Example
    04:56

Intro to Momentum

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    Intro to Momentum
    05:17
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    Momentum in 2D
    04:15

Intro to Impulse

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    Car Colliding with Wall
    05:12
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    Impulse & Impulse-Momentum Theorem
    06:00
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    Impulse between Bouncy Ball & Wall
    03:32

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

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    Conservation Of Momentum
    05:58
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    Total Momentum of a System of Objects
    03:18

Types of Collisions

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    Overview of Collision Types
    04:47

Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy

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    Mass of re-designed flywheel
    03:21
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    Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy
    06:07

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

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    Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)
    08:12
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    Torque & Acceleration of a Point Mass
    03:42

Intro to Torque

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    Example 3
    02:59
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    Intro to Torque
    15:04
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    Torque of fish pulling on pole
    04:26

Net Torque & Sign of Torque

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    Net Torque & Sign of Torque
    08:55

Equilibrium in 2D

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    Traffic Signal
    08:45
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    2D Equilibrium Problems
    06:11

Types of Motion & Energy

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    Kinetic Energy of a Point Mass
    06:05
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    Types of Motion & Energy
    08:49