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PHYSI 1201: General Physics I - Course Syllabus and Study Guide

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Introduction to Units

Unit Conversions

Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

Average Velocity

Intro to Acceleration

Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Kinematics Equations

Intro to Motion in 2D: Position & Displacement

Velocity in 2D

Acceleration in 2D

Intro to Projectile Motion: Horizontal Launch

Newton's First & Second Laws

Forces & Kinematics

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

Vertical Forces & Acceleration

Forces in 2D

Kinetic Friction

Static Friction

Inclined Planes

Intro to Springs (Hooke's Law)

Uniform Circular Motion

Centripetal Forces

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

Intro to Calculating Work

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

Power

Intro to Conservation of Energy

Energy with Non-Conservative Forces

Intro to Momentum

Intro to Impulse

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

Types of Collisions

Completely Inelastic Collisions

Elastic Collisions

Ballistic Pendulum

Intro to Center of Mass

Rotational Position & Displacement

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

Equations of Rotational Motion

Rolling Motion (Free Wheels)

Intro to Moment of Inertia

Intro to Torque

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

Torque & Equilibrium

Equilibrium in 2D

Intro to Angular Momentum

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Newton's Law of Gravity

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Satellite Motion: Intro

Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion

Intro to Waves

Wave Functions

Velocity of Transverse Waves

Standing Waves

Standing Sound Waves

Sound Intensity

The Doppler Effect

Density

Intro to Pressure

Pascal's Law & Hydraulic Lift

Buoyancy & Buoyant Force

Ideal vs Real Fluids

Fluid Flow & Continuity Equation

Temperature

Linear Thermal Expansion

Volume Thermal Expansion

Heat Transfer

Calorimetry with Temperature and Phase Changes

The Ideal Gas Law

Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

Latent Heat & Phase Changes

First Law of Thermodynamics

Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics