Physics Classroom Kinematics Review

[Narkis Eatman]

DoYou Remember? Activity

Formulas from kinematics

Identifying the givens Notes

Kinematics problem solving review Notes

Segmented Race Problem Notes

Race Style Problem Notes

For more details see the presentations in the honors section.

Extra Kinematics Problems

Answers to review problems 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15

Review problems

Book Answers

Answer to all Kinematics problems from the workbook.

Projectile Motion Tutorial from "The Physics Classroom"

Projectile Motion Review

Projectile Motion: working backwards to find Vo.

Projectile Motion: Finding height at a given range.

Projectile Motion Lab1

Projectile Motion Lab 2

Air Powered Rocket Lab (pdf file)

Solutions to selected worksheet problems

Vector Math: (Tutorial Requires Shockwave) What is a vector and how are vectors added and substracted.

Object on an Incline: What factors affect an object as it slides up and down an incline.

Object on an incline with STATIC friction.

Object on an incline with KINETIC friction.

Presentation Friciton

Presentaion on Friction (Animated Flash version)

Presentation Freebodies with Examples

Presentation Freebodies Part 1 of 2 (Animated Flash Version)

Flow Chart for deciding forces

PreLab Homework

Note chart

Identifying worksheet page 1 (pdf)

Identifying Worksheet page 2 (pdf)

Intro Notes

Class Example Problems for uniform circular motion

Example Problems

Worksheet Answers

Circular Motion WS review for Universal Gravity

Orbital Mechanics Notes

Orbital Mechanics Worksheets

Solutions to selected Worksheet problems

Notes 01: Intro to electric fields

Notes 02: Coulomb's Law

Notes 03: Electric fields due to point charges

Notes 04: Electric potential for point charges

Answers and some lecture notes to e-fields between plates problems

Some answers to book problems covering Coulomb's law, e-fields and electric potential

Electrostatics Unit Summary Worksheet (pdf file)

Vector Component Review Answers

Video Help for solving probelms using Coulomb's Law, the electric field, and the electric potential due to point charges.

Some answers to the worksheets on Coulomb's Law

Practice test with video solutions

Notes 01: Intro to capacitance and applications

Notes 02: Circuit reduction with capacitance

BASIC Theory of capacitors

How to Make a Capacitor from a 35mm Film Canister

Capacitor Circuit Worksheet

Capacitance Problem Solving Steps Presentation

Answers to worksheet and selected problems from the book.

Basics Circuits and Kirchoff's Laws Presentation

Finding the potential difference between two points in a circuit.

Kirchoff's Laws Circuit Pre-Lab (pdf file)

Answers to problems

Kirchoff's Electronic Lab from ExploreLearning.com-pdf file

Video help: Including how to use rref (row reduction echelon form.

Curved Spherical Mirrors (Ray Tracing and math)...Notes

Mirrors and math ...summary

Extra Worksheet for mirrors using the mirror equation

The optical Bench Worksheet

Answers to the mirror math problems from the book

Answers to 18, 29, 31,32,42

Answers to Lenses book problems

Ray Tracing for lenses

Mirror Ray Tracing Worksheet Answers

Answers to the extra mirror problems worksheet

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