Topics to be covered on the test:

 

variables, their names, their units

 

dimensional analysis: is an equation dimensionally consistent? what are the unknown exponents?

 

vector properties: classic right triangles (45-45-90, 37-53-90, 30-60-90); i,j,k notation; polar to rectangular and vice-versa; head-to-tail addition; x|y charts; resultant magnitude (Pythagorean Theorem); invtan |y/x| for the final angle; components of vectors; scalar multiplication of a vector

 

data analysis - solving a physics equation for the y-axis variable and setting the coefficient of the x-axis variable equal to the numerical slope from a data set to discover the value of a previously unknown quantity

 

derivatives of polynomials: s(t), v(t), a(t) … relationships between slopes of these functions; function shapes -- parabola ->slanted line -> flat line

 

average vs instantaneous values

 

antiderivatives of polynomials: a(t), v(t), s(t) … relationships between the areas of these functions

 

average velocity

 

projectiles: straight up/straight down, released horizontally, released at an angle

 

H|V charts and properties of each column, a = -g (vertically) a = 0 (horizontally)

velocity "properties" at each point in the trajectory

energy methods to find impact velocity or height of apex

 

kinematics equations

 

Energy methods for projectiles - conservation of energy, PE, KE

 

 

 

Homework Sets

 

Dimensional Analysis

 

Vectors (forget the pirate treasure)

 

Data Analysis #4, Inertial Mass Lab conclusions

 

Kinematics and Derivatives (forget the last two problems with 2-cc's)

 

Antiderivatives and Kinematics

 

Projectile Problems