Physics
Course Content
One-dimensional motion
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Introduction to physics
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Introduction to physics
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Displacement, velocity, and time
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Intro to vectors and scalars
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Introduction to reference frames
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Calculating average velocity or speed
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Solving for time
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Displacement from time and velocity example
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Instantaneous speed and velocity
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Position vs. time graphs
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Acceleration vs. time graphs
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Acceleration
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Acceleration
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Airbus A380 take-off time
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Airbus A380 take-off distance
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Why distance is area under velocity-time line
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Kinematic formulas and projectile motion
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Average velocity for constant acceleration
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Acceleration of aircraft carrier take-off
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Airbus A380 take-off distance
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Deriving displacement as a function of time, acceleration, and initial velocity
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Plotting projectile displacement, acceleration, and velocity
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Projectile height given time
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Deriving max projectile displacement given time
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Impact velocity from given height
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Viewing g as the value of Earth’s gravitational field near the surface
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Choosing kinematic equations
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Old videos on projectile motion
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Projectile motion (part 1)
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Projectile motion (part 2)
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Projectile motion (part 3)
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Projectile motion (part 4)
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Projectile motion (part 5)
Two-dimensional motion
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Two-dimensional projectile motion
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Horizontally launched projectile
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Visualizing vectors in 2 dimensions
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Projectile at an angle
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Launching and landing on different elevations
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Total displacement for projectile
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Total final velocity for projectile
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Correction to total final velocity for projectile
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Projectile on an incline
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Unit vectors and engineering notation
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Unit vector notation
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Unit vector notation (part 2)
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Projectile motion with ordered set notation
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Optimal angle for a projectile
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Optimal angle for a projectile part 1: Components of initial velocity
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Optimal angle for a projectile part 2: Hangtime
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Optimal angle for a projectile part 3: Horizontal distance as a function of angle (and speed)
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Optimal angle for a projectile part 4: Finding the optimal angle and distance with a bit of calculus
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Newton’s laws of motion
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Newton’s first law of motion introduction
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More on Newton’s first law of motion
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Applying Newton’s first law of motion
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Newton’s second law of motion
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More on Newton’s second law
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Newton’s third law of motion
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More on Newton’s third law
Forces and Newton’s laws of motion
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Normal force and contact force
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Normal force and contact force
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Normal force in an elevator
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More on Normal force (shoe on floor)
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More on Normal force (shoe on wall)
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Balanced and unbalanced forces
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Balanced and unbalanced forces
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Unbalanced forces and motion
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Slow sock on Lubricon VI
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Slow sock on Lubricon VI
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Normal forces on Lubricon VI
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Inclined planes and friction
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Inclined plane force components
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Ice accelerating down an incline
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Force of friction keeping the block stationary
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Correction to force of friction keeping the block stationary
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Force of friction keeping velocity constant
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Intuition on static and kinetic friction comparisons
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Static and kinetic friction example
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Tension
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The force of tension
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Mild and medium tension
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Super hot tension
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Introduction to tension
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Introduction to tension (part 2)
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Tension in an accelerating system and pie in the face
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Treating systems (the easy way)
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Two masses hanging from a pulley
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Three box system problem
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Masses on incline system problem
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Treating systems
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Treating systems (the hard way)
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Circular motion and centripetal acceleration
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Race cars with constant speed around curve
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Centripetal force and acceleration intuition
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Visual understanding of centripetal acceleration formula
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Optimal turns at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with JR Hildebrand
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Calculus proof of centripetal acceleration formula
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Loop de loop question
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Loop de loop answer part 1
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Loop de loop answer part 2
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Centripetal forces
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Centripetal force problem solving
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Yo-yo in vertical circle example
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Bowling ball in vertical loop
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Mass swinging in a horizontal circle
Centripetal force and gravitation
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Newton’s law of gravitation
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Introduction to gravity
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Mass and weight clarification
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Gravity for astronauts in orbit
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Would a brick or feather fall faster?
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Acceleration due to gravity at the space station
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Space station speed in orbit
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Introduction to Newton’s law of gravitation
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Gravitation (part 2)
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Work and energy
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Introduction to work and energy
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Work and energy (part 2)
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Conservation of energy
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Work and the work-energy principle
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Work as the transfer of energy
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Work example problems
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Work as area under curve
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Thermal energy from friction
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Work/energy problem with friction
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Conservative forces
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Power
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Springs and Hooke’s law
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Intro to springs and Hooke’s law
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Potential energy stored in a spring
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Spring potential energy example (mistake in math)
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LOL diagrams
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Vertical springs and energy conservation
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Mechanical advantage
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Introduction to mechanical advantage
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Mechanical advantage (part 2)
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Mechanical advantage (part 3)
Work and energy
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Momentum and Impulse
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Introduction to momentum
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Impulse and momentum dodgeball example
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Bouncing fruit collision example
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Momentum: Ice skater throws a ball
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2-dimensional momentum problem
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2-dimensional momentum problem (part 2)
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Force vs. time graphs
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Elastic and inelastic collisions
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Elastic and inelastic collisions
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Solving elastic collision problems the hard way
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Deriving the shortcut to solve elastic collision problems
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How to use the shortcut for solving elastic collisions
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Center of mass
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Center of mass
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Equation for center of mass
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Rotational kinematics
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Angular motion variables
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Relating angular and regular motion variables
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Relationship between angular velocity and speed
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Rotational kinematic formulas
Impacts and linear momentum
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More on moment of inertia
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Rotational kinetic energy
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Rolling without slipping problems
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Angular momentum
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Constant angular momentum when no net torque
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Angular momentum of an extended object
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Ball hits rod angular momentum example
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Cross product and torque
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Torque, moments, and angular momentum
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Introduction to torque
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Moments
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Moments (part 2)
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Finding torque for angled forces
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Rotational version of Newton’s second law
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Simple harmonic motion
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Intuition about simple harmonic oscillators
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Definition of amplitude and period
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Equation for simple harmonic oscillators
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Period dependence for mass on spring
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Phase constant
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Pendulums
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Simple harmonic motion (with calculus)
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Introduction to harmonic motion
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Harmonic motion part 2 (calculus)
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Harmonic motion part 3 (no calculus)
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Introduction to mechanical waves
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Introduction to waves
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Properties of periodic waves
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The equation of a wave
Torque and angular momentum
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Sound
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Production of sound
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Sound Properties: Amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength
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Speed of Sound
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Relative speed of sound in solids, liquids, and gases
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Mach numbers
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Decibel Scale
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Why do sounds get softer?
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Ultrasound medical imaging
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The Doppler effect
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Doppler effect introduction
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Doppler effect formula for observed frequency
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Doppler effect formula when source is moving away
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When the source and the wave move at the same velocity
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Doppler effect for a moving observer
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Doppler effect: reflection off a moving object
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Wave interference
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Constructive and Destructive interference
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Standing waves on strings
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Standing waves in open tubes
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Standing waves in open tubes
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Standing waves in closed tubes
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Beat frequency
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Derivation of beat frequency formula
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Wave interference
Oscillations and mechanical waves
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Density and Pressure
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Specific gravity
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Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 1)
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Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 2)
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Pressure at a depth in a fluid
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Finding height of fluid in a barometer
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Buoyant Force and Archimedes’ Principle
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Archimedes principle and buoyant force
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Buoyant force example problems
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Fluid Dynamics
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Volume flow rate and equation of continuity
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Bernoulli’s equation (part 1)
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Bernoulli’s equation (part 2)
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Bernoulli’s equation (part 3)
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Bernoulli’s equation (part 4)
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Bernoulli’s example problem
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Viscosity and Poiseuille flow
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Turbulence at high velocities and Reynold’s number
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Venturi effect and Pitot tubes
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Surface Tension and Adhesion
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Temperature, kinetic theory, and the ideal gas law
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Thermodynamics part 1: Molecular theory of gases
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Thermodynamics part 2: Ideal gas law
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Thermodynamics part 3: Kelvin scale and Ideal gas law example
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Thermodynamics part 4: Moles and the ideal gas law
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Thermodynamics part 5: Molar ideal gas law problem
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Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
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Specific heat and heat transfer
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Specific heat and latent heat of fusion and vaporization
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Thermal conduction, convection, and radiation
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Thermal conduction
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Thermal conductivity of metal and wood
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Intuition behind formula for thermal conductivity
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Laws of thermodynamics
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Macrostates and microstates
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Quasistatic and reversible processes
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First law of thermodynamics / internal energy
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More on internal energy
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Work from expansion
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PV-diagrams and expansion work
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Proof: U = (3/2)PV or U = (3/2)nRT
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Work done by isothermic process
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Carnot cycle and Carnot engine
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Proof: Volume ratios in a Carnot cycle
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Proof: S (or entropy) is a valid state variable
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Thermodynamic entropy definition clarification
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Reconciling thermodynamic and state definitions of entropy
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Entropy intuition
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Maxwell’s demon
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More on entropy
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Efficiency of a Carnot engine
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Carnot efficiency 2: Reversing the cycle
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Carnot efficiency 3: Proving that it is the most efficient
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Charge and electric force (Coulomb’s law)
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Triboelectric effect and charge
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Coulomb’s Law
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Conductors and insulators
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Conservation of charge
Fluids
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Electric field
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Electric field definition
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Electric field direction
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Magnitude of electric field created by a charge
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Net electric field from multiple charges in 1D
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Net electric field from multiple charges in 2D
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Electric field
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Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 1)
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Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 2)
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Electric potential energy, electric potential, and voltage
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Electric potential energy
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Electric potential energy (part 2– involves calculus)
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Voltage
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Electric potential energy of charges
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Electric potential at a point in space
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Electric potential charge configuration
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Resistivity and conductivity
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Electric power
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Kirchhoff’s current law
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Kirchhoff’s voltage law
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Voltmeters and Ammeters
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Electrolytic conductivity
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Ohm’s law and circuits with resistors
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Introduction to circuits and Ohm’s law
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Resistors in series
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Resistors in parallel
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Example: Analyzing a more complex resistor circuit
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Analyzing a resistor circuit with two batteries
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Circuits with capacitors
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Capacitors and capacitance
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Capacitance
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Energy of a capacitor
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Capacitors in series
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Capacitors in parallel
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Dielectrics in capacitors
Thermodynamics
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Magnets and Magnetic Force
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Introduction to magnetism
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Magnetic force on a charge
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Cross product 1
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Cross product 2
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Magnetic force on a proton example (part 1)
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Magnetic force on a proton example (part 2)
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Magnetic force on a current carrying wire
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Magnetic field created by a current
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Magnetic field created by a current carrying wire
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Magnetic force between two currents going in the same direction
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Magnetic force between two currents going in opposite directions
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Induced current in a wire
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Electric motors
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Electric motors (part 1)
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Electric motors (part 2)
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Electric motors (part 3)
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The dot product
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Dot vs. cross product
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Calculating dot and cross products with unit vector notation
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Magnetic flux and Faraday’s law
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Flux and magnetic flux
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Faraday’s Law Introduction
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Lenz’s Law
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Faraday’s Law example
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Emf induced in rod traveling through magnetic field
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Faraday’s Law for generating electricity
Electric charge, field, and potential
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Introduction to electromagnetic waves
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Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
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Polarization of light, linear and circular
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Thin Film Interference part 1
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Thin Film Interference part 2
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Interference of electromagnetic waves
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Constructive and Destructive interference
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Young’s double slit introduction
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Young’s double slit equation
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Young’s double slit problem solving
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Diffraction grating
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Single slit interference
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More on single slit interference
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Reflection and refraction
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Specular and diffuse reflection
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Specular and diffuse reflection 2
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Refraction and Snell’s law
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Refraction in water
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Snell’s law example 1
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Snell’s law example 2
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Total internal reflection
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Dispersion
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Mirrors
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Virtual image
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Parabolic mirrors and real images
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Parabolic mirrors 2
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Convex parabolic mirrors
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Derivation of the mirror equation
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Mirror equation example problems
Circuits
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Lenses
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Convex lenses
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Convex lens examples
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Concave lenses
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Object image and focal distance relationship (proof of formula)
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Object image height and distance relationship
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Thin lens equation and problem solving
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Multiple lens systems
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Diopters, Aberration, and the Human Eye
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Michelson and Morley’s luminiferous ether experiment
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Light and the luminiferous ether
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Potential ways to detect an ether wind
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Michelson–Morley Experiment introduction (Opens a modal)
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Minkowski spacetime
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Starting to set up a Newtonian path–time diagram
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Visualizing multiple Newtonian path–time diagrams
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Galilean transformation and contradictions with light
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Introduction to special relativity and Minkowski spacetime diagrams
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Measuring time in meters in Minkowski spacetime
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Angle of x’ axis in Minkowski spacetime
Magnetic forces, magnetic fields, and Faraday’s law
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Lorentz transformation
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Introduction to the Lorentz transformation
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Evaluating a Lorentz transformation
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Algebraically manipulating Lorentz transformation
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Lorentz transformation derivation part 1
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Deriving Lorentz transformation part 2
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Lorentz transformation derivation part 3
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Einstein velocity addition
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Lorentz transformation for change in coordinates
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Einstein velocity addition formula derivation
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Applying Einstein velocity addition
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Finding an in-between frame of reference
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Calculating neutral velocity
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Time dilation
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Photon Energy
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Photon Momentum
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Photoelectric effect
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Photons
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De Broglie wavelength
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Quantum Wavefunction
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Atomic Energy Levels
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Bohr model radii (derivation using physics)
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Bohr model radii
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Bohr model energy levels (derivation using physics)
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Bohr model energy levels
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Absorption and emission
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Emission spectrum of hydrogen
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Atoms and electrons
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Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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Quantum numbers
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Quantum numbers for the first four shells
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Quantum numbers and orbitals
Electromagnetic waves and interference
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Mass defect and binding energy
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Nuclear stability and nuclear equations
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Types of decay
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Writing nuclear equations for alpha, beta, and gamma decay
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Half-life and carbon dating
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Half-life plot
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Exponential decay formula proof (can skip, involves calculus)
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Introduction to exponential decay
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More exponential decay examples
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Exponential decay and semi-log plots
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Nuclei
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Discovery of magnetism
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Discovery of magnetism
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Compass: Which way is north?
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Compass build (stroke direction)
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Floating magnet
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Compass build (magnet orientation)
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Neutralize a compass
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Compass interactions
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Discovery of magnetic fields
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Magnet near compass
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Tracing a magnetic field
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Discovery of magnetic fields
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Magnetic permeability
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Increase strength of magnet
Geometric optics
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Measuring magnetic fields
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Are 2 magnets stronger than 1?
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Earth’s magnetic field (how to measure)
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Inverse cube law (deflection method)
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Inverse cube law (method of oscillation)
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Zinc copper cell (reduction-oxidation)
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Battery meter (galvanometer)
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Electrolyte test (pure water vs. vinegar)
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Reverse electrodes (polarity)
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Electrolyte (strong acid test)
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Electrolyte (salt test)
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Electrode (distance test)
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Electrolyte (temperature test)
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Electrode (surface area test)
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Standard cell
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How much electrolyte does a single cell need?
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The battery and electromagnetism
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Discovery of batteries
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Discovery of electromagnetism
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Electromagnetic field (above vs. below)
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Electromagnetic field (forward vs. reverse)
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Electromagnetic field (loop)
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Battery meter (galvanometer)
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Discovery of electromagnetism
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Series load
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Pencil resistor
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Variable resistor (pencil)
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Listen to variable resistance
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Discovery of resistors
Special relativity
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Electric motor
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Spinning compass
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Build your own motor
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Electrostatics
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Discovery of triboelectric effect
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Pith ball electroscope
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Foil leaf electroscope
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Electrostatic telegraphs (case study)
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Projectile launcher
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Ping pong ball launcher introduction
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Build a ping pong ball launcher(Opens a modal)
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Update and modify your ping pong ball launcher
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Thermo can
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Thermo can
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