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Engineering Physics 1A Study Guide: Syllabus, Structure, and Academic Procedures

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Introduction to Units

Dimensional Analysis

Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

Average Velocity

Intro to Acceleration

Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Kinematics Equations

Vertical Motion and Free Fall

Intro to Relative Velocity

Newton's First & Second Laws

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

Types Of Forces & Free Body Diagrams

Vertical Forces & Acceleration

Vertical Equilibrium & The Normal Force

Forces in 2D

Equilibrium in 2D

Inclined Planes

Kinetic Friction

Static Friction

Systems of Objects with Friction

Inclined Planes with Friction

Systems of Objects on Inclined Planes with Friction

Newton's Law of Gravity

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Intro to Calculating Work

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

Intro to Conservation of Energy

Energy with Non-Conservative Forces

Intro to Momentum

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

Intro to Impulse

Types of Collisions

Elastic Collisions

Completely Inelastic Collisions

Rotational Position & Displacement

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

Equations of Rotational Motion

Intro to Torque

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

Intro to Moment of Inertia

Moment of Inertia of Systems

Moment of Inertia & Mass Distribution

Intro to Rotational Kinetic Energy

Conservation of Energy with Rotation

Intro to Angular Momentum

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Temperature

Linear Thermal Expansion

Volume Thermal Expansion

The Ideal Gas Law

Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

Average Kinetic Energy of Gases

Root-Mean-Square Velocity of Gases

Speed Distribution of Ideal Gases

Specific Heat & Temperature Changes

Intro to Calorimetry

Latent Heat & Phase Changes

Calorimetry with Temperature and Phase Changes

First Law of Thermodynamics

PV Diagrams & Work

Heat Transfer

Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Electric Charge

Coulomb's Law (Electric Force)

Electric Field

Electric Potential Energy

Electric Potential

Capacitors & Capacitance

Intro To Dielectrics

Intro to Current

Resistors and Ohm's Law

Kirchhoff's Junction Rule

Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

Magnets and Magnetic Fields

Faraday's Law

Lenz's Law

Intro to Induction

LR Circuits

LC Circuits

LRC Circuits

Alternating Voltages and Currents

Phasors

Resonance in Series LRC Circuits

Intro to Electromagnetic (EM) Waves

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Reflection of Light

Index of Refraction

Refraction of Light & Snell's Law

Total Internal Reflection

Ray Diagrams For Lenses

Thin Lens And Lens Maker Equations

Diffraction

Young's Double Slit Experiment

The Doppler Effect