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AP Physics 1
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Unit 1 – Kinematics
1.1 Scalars and Vectors in One Dimension
1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
1.3 Representing Motion
1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion
1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
Unit 2 – Force and Translational Dynamics
2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
2.3 Newton's Third Law
2.4 Newton's First Law
2.5 Newton's Second Law
2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
2.9 Circular Motion
Unit 3 – Work, Energy, and Power
3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
3.2 Work
3.3 Potential Energy
3.4 Conservation of Energy
3.5 Power
Unit 4 – Linear Momentum
4.1 Linear Momentum
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Unit 5 – Torque and Rotational Dynamics
5.1 Rotational Kinematics
5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
5.3 Torque
5.4 Rotational Inertia
5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form
5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form
Unit 6 – Rotating Systems: Energy & Momentum
6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
6.2 Torque and Work
6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
6.5 Rolling
6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
Unit 7 – Oscillations
7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM
7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
Unit 8 – Fluids
8.1 Internal Structure and Density
8.2 Pressure
8.3 Fluids and Newton's Laws
8.4 Fluids and Conservation Laws
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Δx (Delta x - symbol for displacement)
Δx (horizontal displacement)
α (angular acceleration)
θ
π (Pi)
ω
ω=2𝜋f (angular velocity and frequency relationship)
1/2mv^2
A
Aavg = V/t (Average Acceleration equation)
Accelerated
Accelerates
Acceleration
Acceleration due to gravity
Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
Acceleration-Time Graphs
Action-reaction force pairs
Action-Reaction Pair
Action-Reaction Pairs
Action-Reaction Pairs of Forces
Air resistance
Ampere
Amplitude
Angle
Angle from the Horizontal
Angled Launches
Angular Acceleration
Angular Acceleration (α)
Angular Displacement
Angular Distance
Angular momentum
Angular Speed
Angular speed (𝜔)
Angular Tension
Angular Velocity
Angular Velocity (ω)
Antinode
Antinodes
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Apollo 15 experiment
Apparent Weight
Applied Force
Applied Force (Fapp)
Atomic nuclei
Atwood machine
Atwood's Machine
Average acceleration
Average acceleration formula (Aavg = V/t)
Average Angular Acceleration
Average Power
Average Velocity
B
Balance
Best-Fit Line
Block of mass (M)
Boundaries
C
Celestial Body
Center of mass
Center of Mass (COM)
Center of Mass Velocity
Center of Rotation
Centrifugal Force
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
Centripetal Forces
CER format
Change in Kinetic Energy
Change in momentum
Charge
Circular Motion
Circular path
Circular track
Closed Loop
Closed System
Closed Systems
Coefficient of Friction
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