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PHY 251 Exam 1 Study Guide: Units, Vectors, and Kinematics

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Introduction to Units

  • Guided course
    Metric Prefixes
    06:06
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    Rewriting in Scientific Notation
    02:55
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    Introduction to Units & the SI System
    03:18

Unit Conversions

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    Unit Conversions
    07:46

Counting Significant Figures

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    Counting Significant Figures
    04:44

Operations with Significant Figures

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    Volume of Two Blocks
    03:49
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    Operations with Significant Figures
    08:22

Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

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    Displacement vs. Distance
    06:13
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    Introduction to Vectors and Scalars
    04:06

Introduction to Vectors

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    Introduction to Vector Math
    05:06

Adding Vectors Graphically

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    Subtracting Vectors Graphically
    05:58
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    Adding Multiples of Vectors
    05:02
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    Adding 3 Vectors
    02:11

Vector Composition & Decomposition

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    Calculating Magnitude & Components of a Vector
    03:59
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    Vector Composition & Decomposition
    07:47

Unit Vectors

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    Adding 3 Vectors in Unit Vector Notation
    06:44
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    Unit Vectors
    05:58

Introduction to Dot Product (Scalar Product)

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    Introduction to Dot Product (Scalar Product)
    09:07

Intro to Cross Product (Vector Product)

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    Finding Angle Using Scalar & Vector Products
    04:57
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    Vector (Cross) Product and the Right-Hand-Rule
    10:30
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    Find the Vector Product
    04:44

Average Velocity

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    Constant Velocity with Multiple Parts
    07:33
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    Intro to Velocity and Speed
    05:35
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    Baseball Pitch
    01:21

Intro to Acceleration

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    Intro to Acceleration
    05:47

Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

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    Intro to Position-Time Graphs & Velocity
    07:41
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    Curved Position-Time Graphs & Acceleration
    03:04
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    Position-Time Graphs and Instantaneous Velocity
    06:28

Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration

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    Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration
    05:59

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

Vertical Motion and Free Fall

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    Vertical Motion & Free Fall
    08:36

Intro to Motion in 2D: Position & Displacement

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    Final Position Vector
    07:07
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    Intro to Motion in 2D
    01:39
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    Position and Displacement in 2D
    06:30

Velocity in 2D

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    Calculating Velocity Components
    05:53
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    Average Speed and Velocity in 2D
    04:13

Acceleration in 2D

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    Acceleration in 2D
    08:17

Kinematics in 2D

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    Kinematics in 2D
    08:29

Uniform Circular Motion

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