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PHYS 201 Final Exam Study Guide: Key Concepts and Applications

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Introduction to Units

Unit Conversions

Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

Introduction to Vectors

Adding Vectors by Components

Trig Review

Average Velocity

Intro to Acceleration

Kinematics Equations

Vertical Motion and Free Fall

Intro to Motion in 2D: Position & Displacement

Velocity in 2D

Acceleration in 2D

Kinematics in 2D

Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch

Uniform Circular Motion

Period and Frequency in Uniform Circular Motion

Newton's First & Second Laws

Types Of Forces & Free Body Diagrams

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

Inclined Planes

Kinetic Friction

Static Friction

Intro to Springs (Hooke's Law)

Flat Curves

Banked Curves

Newton's Law of Gravity

Satellite Motion: Intro

Satellite Motion: Speed & Period

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

Intro to Calculating Work

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

Intro to Conservation of Energy

Intro to Momentum

Intro to Impulse

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

Types of Collisions

Completely Inelastic Collisions

Rotational Position & Displacement

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

Equations of Rotational Motion

Converting Between Linear & Rotational

Intro to Moment of Inertia

Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution

Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy

Rolling Motion (Free Wheels)

Intro to Torque

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

Torque & Equilibrium

Equilibrium in 2D

Intro to Angular Momentum

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Spring Force (Hooke's Law)

Intro to Simple Harmonic Motion (Horizontal Springs)

Intro to Waves

Density

Intro to Pressure

Pascal's Law & Hydraulic Lift

Buoyancy & Buoyant Force

Temperature

Specific Heat & Temperature Changes

Latent Heat & Phase Changes

Moles and Avogadro's Number

The Ideal Gas Law

Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

Average Kinetic Energy of Gases

Root-Mean-Square Velocity of Gases

Internal Energy of Gases

First Law of Thermodynamics

PV Diagrams & Work