Flipping Physics
Mints on a Rotating Turntable - Determining the Static Coefficient of Friction
A turntable is turning 45 revolutions per minute. Mints are located 0.030 m, 0.080 m, and 0.130 m from the center of the record. Determine what you can about the coefficient of static friction between the turntable and the mints.
Curated Video
Analyzing the Strength and Direction of Relationships in Major League Baseball
In this video, a teacher explains how to describe the nature of a relationship between variables in a scatter plot, focusing on strength and direction. Using examples from Major League Baseball, the teacher demonstrates how to interpret...
Flipping Physics
2D Conservation of Momentum using Air Hockey Discs and Unit Vectors
A 28.8 g yellow air hockey disc elastically strikes a 26.9 g stationary red air hockey disc. If the velocity of the yellow disc before the collision is 33.6 i cm/s and after the collision it is [4.79 i - 9.57 j] cm/s, what is the...
3D Print General
3D Print Your Logo Using Photoshop
In this video I show you how you can convert your logo into a 3D file ready to be printed, only using Photoshop. This process involves turning a 2D image into a 3D object using Photoshop's 3D tool. With proper preparation, you can print...
Flipping Physics
Work due to the Force of Gravity on an Incline by Billy
Billy does an example problem to review the work equation.
Curated Video
Gravity and Orbits: Investigating the Gravitational Force and Field Strength of Celestial Bodies
This video is a lecture on the topics of gravity and orbits. The speaker starts by discussing how objects in orbit remain in orbit due to the gravitational force experienced from other celestial bodies. They then explain how the...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Kinematics Review
Review of all of the Kinematics topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum. Plus some bonus introductory stuff.
Curated Video
Categorizing Waves: Transverse and Longitudinal, Mechanical and Electromagnetic
The video explains how waves can be categorized according to two sets of criteria: transverse or longitudinal, and mechanical or electromagnetic. It gives examples of waves that fit each category, such as water waves as a transverse...
Flipping Physics
Introductory Conservation of Mechanical Energy Problem using a Trebuchet
Learn how to use the Conservation of Mechanical Energy equation by solving a trebuchet problem.
One Minute History
The Rift Between Tesla and Edison - One Minute History_4K
In 1884, engineer Nikola Tesla was hired by Thomas Edison’s Headquarters in New York City. Tesla idolized Edison, but the two had one fundamental disagreement; Edison favored DC, Direct Current, in which electricity flows in one...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Review of Electricity
Review of the Electricity topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.
Flipping Physics
Introductory Rotational Form of Newton's Second Law Problem
A basic rotational form of Newton’s Second Law problem with only one force.
Brian McLogan
What is a transformation vector
👉 Learn how to apply transformations of a figure and on a plane. We will do this by sliding the figure based on the transformation vector or directions of translations. When performing a translation we are sliding a given figure up,...
Curated Video
Finding Radian Measures of Special Angles
In this lesson, students will learn how to find the exact Radian measure of angles without using a calculator. They will recognize special angles as fractions or multiples of π and understand that π radians is only half of a circle. By...
Flipping Physics
Introductory Centripetal Force Problem - Car over a Hill
A 453 g toy car moving at 1.05 m/s is going over a semi-circular hill with a radius of 1.8 m. When the car is at the top of the hill, what is the magnitude of the force from the ground on the car?
Looking Glass Universe
The de Broglie Equation and Why There Is No Wave-Particle Duality
The wave-particle duality seems to used all the time to explain quantum mechanics to the public, but it is one of my pet peeves. It represents an outmoded way of thinking (old quantum theory), which is replaced by our current...
Curated Video
Grandfather Paradox: Explained in Simple Words
The grandfather paradox is considered the biggest, most popular objection to the logical possibility of backwards time travel. It characterizes a hypothetical situation in which a time traveller goes to their past and ends up causing an...
Visual Learning Systems
Sound: the Traveling of Sound
When you hear the roar of traffic, the bark of a dog, or your teacher's voice, you are experiencing sound. This program uses colorful animations to explore important characteristics of sound, including intensity, loudness, pitch, and...
Flipping Physics
Determining the Force Normal on a Toy Car moving up a Curved Hill
A 0.453 kg toy car moving at 1.15 m/s is going up a semi-circular hill with a radius of 0.89 m. When the hill makes an angle of 32° with the horizontal, what is the magnitude of the force normal on the car?
Global Ethics Solutions
Stand Your Ground! Standing for Ethical Principles When Others Don't
In the workplace it can be challenging to hold your ethical position when others may not share the same views. It is important to understand that peer pressure can make it hard or intimidating to stand up for your ethical principles but...
Curated Video
Combining Opposites on a Number Line
In this video, students learn about opposite numbers on a number line and how they can be combined to make zero. Using real-life examples involving distance and direction, the video demonstrates how positive and negative directions can...
Weatherthings
Clouds, Rain and the Water Cycle: rainbows, runoff, snowmelt
A rainy day spent inside helps a little boy learn about clouds and the water cycle from his mother. He sees the value of rain to plants, animals, people and the planet, even when the rain is not convenient for him. As the rain...
Flipping Physics
Nerd-A-Pult using Unit Vectors
Solving a basic projectile motion problem using unit vectors.
Flipping Physics
Number of g's or g-Forces Introduction
Description and examples of g-forces or number of g’s.