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PHYS250 General Physics I – Syllabus and Course Structure Study Guide

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Introduction to Units

Unit Conversions

Counting Significant Figures

Operations with Significant Figures

Vectors, Scalars, & Displacement

Average Velocity

Intro to Acceleration

Position-Time Graphs & Velocity

Velocity-Time Graphs & Acceleration

Kinematics Equations

Vertical Motion and Free Fall

Review of Vectors vs. Scalars

Introduction to Vectors

Adding Vectors Graphically

Vector Composition & Decomposition

Adding Vectors by Components

Trig Review

Intro to Motion in 2D: Position & Displacement

Velocity in 2D

Acceleration in 2D

Newton's First & Second Laws

Vertical Forces & Acceleration

Types Of Forces & Free Body Diagrams

Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs

Vertical Equilibrium & The Normal Force

Equilibrium in 2D

Forces in 2D

Forces & Kinematics

Kinetic Friction

Static Friction

Inclined Planes

Uniform Circular Motion

Newton's Law of Gravity

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Rotational Position & Displacement

Rotational Velocity & Acceleration

Equations of Rotational Motion

Intro to Torque

Net Torque & Sign of Torque

Torque & Acceleration (Rotational Dynamics)

Intro to Moment of Inertia

Torque & Equilibrium

Equilibrium with Multiple Objects

Center of Mass & Simple Balance

Intro to Impulse

Intro to Momentum

Intro to Conservation of Momentum

Intro to Energy Types

Intro to Calculating Work

Intro to Energy & Kinetic Energy

Net Work & Work-Energy Theorem

Intro to Conservation of Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Springs & Elastic Potential Energy

Work By Springs

Energy with Non-Conservative Forces

Temperature

First Law of Thermodynamics

Density

Intro to Pressure

Buoyancy & Buoyant Force

Fluid Flow & Continuity Equation

Intro to Springs (Hooke's Law)