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Unit 1: Kinematics

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Unit 2: Newton's Laws of Motion

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Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power

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Unit 4: Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum

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Unit 5: Rotation

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🚗 Unit 1: Kinematics

🚀 Unit 2: Newton's Laws of Motion

🎢 Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power

🎳 Unit 4: Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum

🚲 Unit 5: Rotation

🌊 Unit 6: Oscillations

🪐 Unit 7: Gravitation

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1.1: Kinematics: Motion in One Dimension🚴

Practice Question:

Kinematics Overview and Motion in One Dimension🚴

1.2 Kinematics: Motion in 2-D

Kinematics Practice Questions:

Kinematics: Motion in Two Dimensions ⚾

2.1: Newton's Laws of Motion: First and Second Law 🥏

Friction Force

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Newton's Laws of Motion: First and Second Law 🥏

2.2 Circular Motion

Vertical Circles

Banked Curves 

Circular Motion 🔘

Atwood Machines

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Newton's Laws of Motion: Third Law 🐴

Big Ideas

3.1: Work-Energy Theorem 💪

Overview of Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power and 3.1 Work-Energy Theorem 💪

3.3: Conservation of Energy ⚖️

Conservation of Energy ⚖️

3.4: Power 💡

Power 💡

Unit 4: Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum 

Overview 

4.1: Center of Mass 🏒

Center of Mass 🏒

4.2: Impulse and Momentum 🥚

Impulse and Momentum 🥚

4.3: Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions 🎱

Conservation of Linear Momentum

Collisions

Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions 🎱

Torque & Rotational Statics

Moment of Inertia

Torque and Rotational Statics 🔧

5.2: Rotational Kinematics 💿

Rotational Kinematics 💿

5.3: Rotational Dynamics and Energy 🐞

Rotational Dynamics

Rotational Energy

Rotational Dynamics and Energy 🐞

5.4: Angular Momentum and Its Conservation 🛰️

Common Situations of Conservation of Angular Momentum

Angular Momentum and Its Conservation 🛰️

Unit 6: Oscillations


6.1: Simple Harmonic Motion, Springs, and Pendulums 🕰️


Practice Questions 

Simple Harmonic Motion, Springs, and Pendulums 🕰️

Unit 7: Gravitation


7.1: Gravitational Forces 🍎

Unit 7.1 Practice Problems

Gravitational Forces

7.2 Orbits of Planets and Satellites

Unit 7.2 Practice Problems

Orbits of Planets and Satellites

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Unit 1: Electrostatics

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Unit 3: Electric Circuits

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Unit 4: Magnetic Fields

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Unit 5: Electromagnetism 

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