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PHYS 2204 – Final Exam Study Notes: Mechanics, Energy, and Rotational Motion

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Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

Introduction to Vectors

Adding Vectors Graphically

Vector Composition & Decomposition

Adding Vectors by Components

Trig Review

Average Velocity

Intro to Acceleration

Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Calculating Displacement from Velocity-Time Graphs

Kinematics Equations

Vertical Motion and Free Fall

Newton's First & Second Laws

Types Of Forces & Free Body Diagrams

Forces & Kinematics

Vertical Forces & Acceleration

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

Forces in 2D

Inclined Planes

Kinetic Friction

Static Friction

Work On Inclined Planes

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

Intro to Momentum

Intro to Impulse

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

Types of Collisions

Completely Inelastic Collisions

Elastic Collisions

How to Identify the Type of Collision

Intro to Center of Mass

Rotational Position & Displacement

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

Equations of Rotational Motion

Intro to Torque

Net Torque & Sign of Torque

Torque Due to Weight

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

Torque with Kinematic Equations