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PHY 111: General Physics I – Course Syllabus and Topic Overview

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Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

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    Displacement vs. Distance
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    Introduction to Vectors and Scalars
    04:06

Intro to Acceleration

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    Intro to Acceleration
    05:47

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
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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
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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
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    Work By Gravity On Inclined Planes
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    Pulling Crate Up An Inclined Plane
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Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

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    Intro to Energy & Types of Energy
    04:10

Intro to Momentum

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    Intro to Momentum
    05:17
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    Momentum in 2D
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Types of Collisions

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    Overview of Collision Types
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Intro to Simple Harmonic Motion (Horizontal Springs)

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    Example
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    Example
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    Example
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Intro to Waves

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    Example 1
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    Intro to Waves and Wave Speed
    07:19

Density

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    Density Values & Conversions
    8:42
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    Intro to Density
    8:13
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    Specific Gravity
    4:58

Intro to Pressure

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    Calculating Pressure in Liquids
    13:11
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    Pressure In Air and In Liquids
    15:27
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    Pressure and Atmospheric Pressure
    17:04

Temperature

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    Introduction To Temperature Scales
    04:54
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    Converting Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
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    How To Convert Between Temperature Units
    05:01

Specific Heat & Temperature Changes

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    Specific Heat & Temperature Changes
    06:50
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    Heating Cup of Water
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Latent Heat & Phase Changes

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    Finding Amount of Water Vaporized
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    Latent Heat & Phase Changes
    10:40

The Ideal Gas Law

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    Doubling Pressure & Temperature
    08:10
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    Solving Ideal Gas Problems With Changing States
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    Ideal Gases and the Ideal Gas Law
    07:21

First Law of Thermodynamics

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    The First Law of Thermodynamics
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    Alternate Equation of the First Law of Thermodynamics
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    Calculating Work Done on Monoatomic Gas
    03:47

Electric Charge

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    Charge of Atom
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    Electric Charge
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    Electrons In Water (Using Density)
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Coulomb's Law (Electric Force)

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    Electroscope (Find Charge)
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    Coulomb's Law
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    Exploiting Symmetry
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Electric Field

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    Balancing a Pendulum in Electric Field
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    Electric Field Above Two Charges (Triangle)
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    Zero Electric Field due to Two Charges
    06:55

Electric Potential

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    Potential Due To Point Charges
    07:31
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    Electric Potential
    07:33
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    Potential Difference Between Two Charges
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Capacitors & Capacitance

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    Capacitors & Capacitance (Intro)
    08:02

Intro To Dielectrics

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    Partial Dielectrics
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    Intro To Dielectrics
    06:25

Intro to Current

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    Intro to Current
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Resistors and Ohm's Law

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    Current Through Unknown Resistor
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    Resistance and Ohm's Law
    03:07
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    Resistivity & Resistors in Circuits
    05:25

Kirchhoff's Junction Rule

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    Kirchhoff's Junction Rule
    04:08

Magnets and Magnetic Fields

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    Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Dipoles
    05:30
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    Compasses and Earth's Magnetic Field
    11:32
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    How Magnets Work
    04:20

Faraday's Law

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    Current in a Circuit with a Changing Magnetic Field
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    Faraday's Law
    09:26

Lenz's Law

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    Lenz's Law
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    Lenz's Law for a Long Straight Wire
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Transformers

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    Transformers
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    Example
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Alternating Voltages and Currents

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    AC Circuit Graphs
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    Alternating Voltages and Currents
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Intro to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

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    Introduction to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves
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    Intro to EM Waves Example 1
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    Introduction to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves - Speed of Light
    06:57

Reflection of Light

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    Law of Reflection
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Refraction of Light & Snell's Law

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    Snell's Law
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    Example 1
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Ray Diagrams For Mirrors

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    Ray Diagrams for Plane Mirrors
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    Ray Diagrams for Convex Mirrors
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    Ray Diagrams for Concave Mirrors
    12:04

Ray Diagrams For Lenses

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    Ray Diagrams for Diverging Lenses
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    Ray Diagrams for Converging Lenses
    06:37

Thin Lens And Lens Maker Equations

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    Example 2
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    Lens Maker Equation
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    Example 1
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Young's Double Slit Experiment

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    Young's Double Slit Experiment
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    Unknown Wavelength of Laser through Double Slit
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Inertial Reference Frames

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    Inertial Reference Frames
    14:10

Special Vs. Galilean Relativity

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    Special Vs. Galilean Relativity
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Consequences of Relativity

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    Proper Frames and Measurements
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    Length Contraction for a Muon from the Atmosphere
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    Time Dilation for a Muon from the Atmosphere
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