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ap physics c: mechanics - q&a: kinematics to oscillations

originally streamed in 2020 with Kristen AdamsStudent
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Get your AP Physics C: Mechanics questions answered in this office hours session. We work through calculus-based mechanics problems, review key concepts from kinematics to oscillations, and share problem-solving strategies for the AP exam. This sess ...more

curriculum note

This video was recorded circa 2020–2021 and contains references to a modified AP exam format due to COVID-19; the current AP Physics C: Mechanics exam has since returned to its standard full-length format, so any exam-format guidance here may be outdated.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 1 – KinematicsUnit 2 – Force and Motion DynamicsUnit 3 – Work, Energy, and PowerUnit 4 – Linear MomentumUnit 5 – Torque and Rotational Motion
topics
1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration1.3 Representing Motion2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams2.3 Newton's Third Law2.5 Newton's Second Law

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Opening Remarks

  • 1:04

    Date Check

  • 10:13

    Music Intro

  • 19:44

    Getting Started

  • 20:16

    Presenter Introduction

  • 20:49

    Topics Overview

  • 21:22

    Self Introduction

  • 22:22

    Course Encouragement

  • 22:53

    Physics Jokes

  • 23:55

    Course Units Intro

  • 24:25

    Unit 1 Kinematics

  • 25:59

    Reference Sheet

  • 28:03

    Unit 1 Details

  • 29:35

    Unit 2 Newton's Laws

  • 30:36

    Unit 3 Energy Power

  • 32:38

    Calculus in Units

  • 33:41

    Unit 4 Momentum

  • 34:43

    Unit 5 Rotation

  • 35:45

    Unit 6 Oscillations

  • 36:46

    Unit 7 Gravitation

  • 37:18

    Practice FRQ Start

  • 40:22

    Atwood's Machine

  • 42:24

    Free Body Diagrams

  • 45:32

    Newton's Second Law

  • 47:07

    Deriving Acceleration

  • 50:51

    Graphing Setup

  • 52:27

    Equation Relation

  • 54:30

    Plotting Points

  • 56:04

    Experiment Modification

  • 58:06

    Tension Comparison

  • 59:08

    Net Force Analysis

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