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An incline, 2 masses, and a pulley. What could be more fun?
A 55 g mass is attached to a light string, which is placed over a frictionless, massless pulley, and attached to a 199 g block which is on a board inclined at 39.3° as shown. Assuming the block starts at rest and the μk between the...
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I'm A Little g Known
I’m a little g known, positive 9.81 Always positive let’s get that straight son Sometimes my brain acts like a sieve Redundancy’s great and g is positive This is an AP Physics 1 and an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic.
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AP Physics 1: Review of Universal Gravitation
Review of the Universal Gravitation topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.
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Total Mechanical Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
Calculus is used to derive the total mechanical energy in a horizontal mass-spring system. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic. Content Times: 0:00 Simple Harmonic Motion Review 0:45 Elastic Potential Energy 1:39 Kinetic Energy 2:31...
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Placing the Fulcrum on a Seesaw
A 200.0 g mass is placed at the 20.0 cm mark on a uniform 93 g meterstick. A 100.0 g mass is placed at the 90.0 cm mark. Where on the meterstick should the fulcrum be placed to balance the system?
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Introductory Tangential Velocity Problem - Mints on a Turntable
Three mints are sitting 3.0 cm, 8.0 cm, and 13.0 cm from the center of a record player that is spinning at 45 revolutions per minute. What are the tangential velocities of each mint?
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AP Physics 1: Work, Energy and Power Review
Review of the topics of Work, Energy, Power and Hooke’s Law covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.
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Moments of Inertia of Rigid Objects with Shape
The moment of inertia of a system of particles equation is used to estimate six different moments of inertia of rigid objects with constant density.
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Centripetal Acceleration Derivation
We derive both the direction and the equation for centripetal acceleration. Want Lecture Notes? Content Times: 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Where centripetal acceleration comes from 4:36 Deriving the Direction of Centripetal Acceleration 8:46...
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Force of Gravity and Gravitational Potential Energy Functions from Zero to Infinity (but not beyond)
The force of gravity and the gravitational potential energy between an object and a planet is derived and graphed, inside and outside the planet.
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Simple Harmonic Motion - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 16 (Simple Harmonic Motion) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need a review of AP Physics concepts before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises...
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Graphing Instantaneous Power
An 8.53 kg pumpkin is dropped from a height of 8.91 m. Will the graph of instantaneous power delivered by the force of gravity as a function of _____ be linear? If not, what would you change to make the graph linear? (a) Time, (b) Position.
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Example of Energy Transferred Into and Out of a System
Example: A 7.50 kg block on a level surface is acted upon by a force applied of 35.0 N at an angle of 25.0° below +x axis. The block starts at rest, the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and surface is 0.245, and the...
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Rolling Acceleration Down an Incline
Determine the #Acceleration of a uniform, solid cylinder #RollingWithoutSlipping down an #Incline with incline angle θ. The rotational inertia of a uniform, solid cylinder about its long cylindrical axis is ½MR^2. Assume the cylinder...
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Instantaneous Power Delivered by a Car Engine - Example Problem
A Toyota Prius is traveling at a constant velocity of 113 km/hr. If an average force of drag of 3.0 x 10^2 N acts on the car, what is the power developed by the engine in horsepower?
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Power and Calculus
The derivative power equation is introduced and used to derive the integral work equation of power with respect to time. Want Lecture Notes? https://www.flippingphysics.com/power-calculus.html This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic.
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Simple Pendulum - Simple Harmonic Motion Derivation using Calculus
Calculus is used to derive the simple harmonic motion equations for a simple pendulum. Equations derived are position, velocity, and acceleration as a function of time, angular frequency, and period. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics...
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System of Particles Translational Motion
For a system of particles in translational motion, we determine the position, velocity, acceleration, linear momentum, and net force. Content Times: 0:00 x, y, and z position 1:32 r position 5:50 velocity 6:44 linear momentum 7:26...
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Angular Momentum of Particles Introduction
The equation for the #AngularMomentum of a #PointParticle is built and visualized. Proof a point particle can have angular momentum is shown. The right-hand rule for angular momentum direction is shown.
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Magnetic Fields - Review for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism review of magnetic fields including: the basics of magnetic dipoles, ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials, the Earth’s B field, magnetic permeability, the magnetic force on a moving charge, the...
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Graphing the Rotational Inertia of an Irregular Shape
We determine what data to collect to create a graph with rotational inertia as the slope of the best-fit line. Then we collect the data and determine the rotational inertia of an irregular shape.
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Torque - Mass on Plank with String
A 0.300 kg mass rests on a 0.395 m long, 0.764 kg, uniform wooden plank supported by a string as shown in the figure. If the mass is 0.274 m from the wall and the angle between the string and the plank is 32.1°, (a) What is the force of...
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LC Circuits - Review for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism review LC circuits including the basics of how an LC circuit works, the limits, derivations of charge, current, and energy as a functions of time, and an animation of all of that. Also a discussion...
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Using Newton's Second Law to find the Force of Friction
In order to use Newton’s Second Law, you need to correctly draw the Free Body Diagram. This problem explains a common mistake students make involving the force applied. We also review how to find acceleration on a velocity as a function...