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PHYS 201 Final Exam Study Guide: Key Concepts and Applications

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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

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 by Components

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    Vector Addition By Components
    07:30
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    Adding Vectors
    06:26

Trig Review

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    Describing Vectors with Words (More Trig)
    06:03
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    Doing Math with Vectors in any Quadrant (More Trig)
    09:44

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

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

Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch

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    Solving Horizontal Launch Problems
    08:37
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    An Unfortunate Landing
    08:02
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    Clearing the Net
    06:27

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
    05:51
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    Spinning Space Station
    5:05
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    Windmill RPMs
    02:16

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

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

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    Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs
    08:01

Inclined Planes

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    Runaway Ramp
    04:59
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    Intro to Inclined Planes
    06:59
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    Connected Block on a Ramp
    05:06

Kinetic Friction

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    Pushing Down on a Block with Friction
    03:51
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    Kinetic Friction Problems
    06:18

Static Friction

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    Static Friction & Equilibrium
    08:11
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    Preventing a Block From Moving
    04:33
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    Static & Kinetic Friction
    04:05

Intro to Springs (Hooke's Law)

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    Intro to Springs
    15:52

Flat Curves

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    Flat Curves
    05:04

Banked Curves

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    Banked Curve
    08:19

Newton's Law of Gravity

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    Find force between spheres with radii
    01:54
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    Center of Mass Distance
    07:45
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    Where is Net Force on middle object zero?
    05:40

Satellite Motion: Intro

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    Intro to Satellite Motion
    05:36

Satellite Motion: Speed & Period

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    Find speed of second satellite, given speed of first
    04:16
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    Satellite Period
    06:28
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    Satellite Speed
    06:24

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

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

Completely Inelastic Collisions

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    Bullet Fired Into Block
    05:48
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    Completely Inelastic Collisions
    04:18
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    Three-Body Collisions
    08:22

Rotational Position & Displacement

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    Rotational Position & Displacement
    14:03
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    Displacement in Multiple Revolutions
    05:58

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

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    Rotational Velocity & Acceleration
    11:21
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    Rotational velocity of Earth
    04:03

Equations of Rotational Motion

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    Rotational velocity of disc
    05:48
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    Equations of Rotational Motion
    07:18

Converting Between Linear & Rotational

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    Length of string rotating point mass
    05:44
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    Converting Between Linear & Rotational
    11:10

Intro to Moment of Inertia

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    Moment of inertia of Earth
    05:06
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    Intro to Moment of Inertia
    11:47
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    Inertia of planet of known density
    04:58

Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution

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    Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution
    03:42

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

Rolling Motion (Free Wheels)

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    Rolling Motion (Free Wheels)
    08:47
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    Speeds at points on a wheel
    03:15

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

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

Torque & Equilibrium

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    Pin holding a horizontal bar
    02:33
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    Balancing a bar with a force
    06:05
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    Torque & Equilibrium
    10:13

Equilibrium in 2D

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

Intro to Angular Momentum

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    Intro to Angular Momentum
    06:18

Conservation of Angular Momentum

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    Ice skater closes her arms
    06:58
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    Landing and moving on a disc
    13:39
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    Conservation of Angular Momentum
    12:12

Spring Force (Hooke's Law)

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    Spring Force (Hooke's Law)
    05:27
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    Acceleration of Mass-Spring Systems
    03:37

Intro to Simple Harmonic Motion (Horizontal Springs)

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    Example
    04:07
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    Example
    03:26
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    Example
    02:09

Intro to Waves

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    Example 1
    03:02
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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

Pascal's Law & Hydraulic Lift

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    Hydraulic Lift / Proportional Reasoning
    05:13
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    Pascal's Law and Hydraulic Lift
    17:41
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    Force to Lift a Car
    05:13

Buoyancy & Buoyant Force

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    Maximum Load on Floating Board
    06:55
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    Comparing Buoyant Forces
    03:14
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    Is Crown Made of Gold? (Buoyancy)
    08:41

Temperature

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    Introduction To Temperature Scales
    04:54
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    Converting Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
    03:33
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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
    03:36

Latent Heat & Phase Changes

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    Finding Amount of Water Vaporized
    05:00
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    Latent Heat & Phase Changes
    10:40

Moles and Avogadro's Number

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    Calculating number of water molecules in a bottle
    03:56
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    Moles & Avogadro's Number
    07:19

The Ideal Gas Law

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    Doubling Pressure & Temperature
    08:10
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    Solving Ideal Gas Problems With Changing States
    06:27
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    Ideal Gases and the Ideal Gas Law
    07:21

Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

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    Introduction to Kinetic-Molecular Theory
    01:50

Average Kinetic Energy of Gases

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    Gas in a Balloon
    03:40
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    Introduction to Kinetic Theory of Gasses
    03:27

Root-Mean-Square Velocity of Gases

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    Finding Pressure from RMS Speed
    06:08
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    Root-Mean-Square Speed of Ideal Gases
    05:21

Internal Energy of Gases

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    Internal Energy of Ideal Monoatomic Gases
    06:12
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    Total Internal Energy
    04:54

First Law of Thermodynamics

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    The First Law of Thermodynamics
    08:04
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    Alternate Equation of the First Law of Thermodynamics
    05:37
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    Calculating Work Done on Monoatomic Gas
    03:47

PV Diagrams & Work

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    Finding Value of V on Axis
    04:07
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    Work and PV Diagrams
    08:07