PHYS 131

McGill

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1. Units, Sig Figs, Scientific Notation

21min

1.1.2. Example4 min

1.2.1. Significant Figures5 min

1.2.2. Significant Figures in Calculations7 min

1.2.3. Example4 min

1.3.1. Scientific Notation

2. 1-D Kinematics

2.1hr

2.1.1. Distance and Displacement8 min

2.1.2. Speed and Velocity8 min

2.1.3. Acceleration6 min

2.1.4. Example4 min

2.1.5. Practice10 min

2.2.1. One-Dimensional Kinematics 8 min

2.2.2. Example8 min

2.2.3. Practice12 min

2.3.1. Free Fall1 min

2.3.2. Example7 min

2.3.3. Practice5 min

2.4.1. Kinematic Graphs9 min

2.4.2. Example3 min

2.4.3. Practice (Tricky!)27 min

2.4.4. Practice9 min

3. Vectors and 2-D Kinematics

2.2hr

3.1.1. Vectors and Their Components5 min

3.1.2. Vector's Magnitude2 min

3.1.3. Components of a Vector Using the Angle It Makes Respect to x or y Axis8 min

3.1.4. Example7 min

3.1.5. Practice 3 min

3.2.1. Vector Addition and Subtraction: Algebraic Method 54 sec

3.2.2. Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphic Methods9 min

3.2.3. Example6 min

3.3.1. Dot Product or Scalar Product4 min

3.3.2. Example2 min

3.4.1. Cross Product10 min

3.4.2. Right Hand Rule5 min

3.4.3. Example4 min

3.5.1. Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinematics : Part 19 min

3.5.2. Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinematics: Part 27 min

3.5.3. Example8 min

3.6.1. Projectile Motion9 min

3.6.2. Example4 min

3.6.3. Practice10 min

3.7.1. Uniform Circular Motion6 min

3.7.2. Period and Frequency 7 min

3.7.3. Example6 min

4. Dynamics

3hr

4.1.1. Free Body Diagrams7 min

4.1.2. Example8 min

4.2.1. Newton's Laws of Motion7 min

4.2.2. Practice 11 min

4.3.1. Tension4 min

4.3.2. Example7 min

4.3.3. Practice8 min

4.4.1. Normal Force 6 min

4.4.2. Example6 min

4.5.1. Drag Force (Version II)3 min

4.5.2. Terminal Velocity6 min

4.5.3. Practice (Version II)5 min

4.6.1. Spring Force4 min

4.6.2. Practice2 min

4.7.1. Kinetic and Static Friction10 min

4.7.2. Example8 min

4.7.3. Practice (Tricky!)6 min

4.8.1. Inclined Surfaces 7 min

4.8.2. Example8 min

4.8.3. Practice11 min

4.9.1. Centripetal force12 min

4.9.2. Example3 min

4.9.3. Practice8 min

4.9.4. Practice (Tricky!)14 min

4.10.1. Car Turning Around a Circular Section of Road6 min

4.10.2. Example4 min

4.10.3. Practice8 min

5. Energy and Work

1.8hr

5.1.1. Mechanical Work13 min

5.1.2. Example4 min

5.1.3. Practice15 min

5.2.1. Work-energy theorem7 min

5.2.2. Example11 min

5.3.1. Conservative vs Non-Conservative Forces - Part 17 min

5.3.2. Conservative vs Non-Conservative Forces - Part 25 min

5.4.1. Conservation of Energy9 min

5.4.2. Example 12 min

5.4.3. Practice13 min

5.5.1. Power3 min

5.5.2. Example4 min

5.5.3. Practice7 min

6. Momentum and Collisions

1.6hr

6.1.1. Momentum and Impulse (Calculus-Based)6 min

6.1.2. Example3 min

6.1.3. Practice11 min

6.1.4. Practice (Calculus Based)4 min

6.2.1. Conservation of momentum12 min

6.3.1. Elastic Collision3 min

6.3.2. Elastic Collision with One Object Initially at Rest12 min

6.3.3. Inelastic Collision3 min

6.3.4. Perfectly Inelastic Collision4 min

6.3.5. Example8 min

6.3.6. Practice4 min

6.3.7. Practice (Tricky!)7 min

6.4.2. Practice

6.4.3. Momentum Conservation in 2D Collisions5 min

6.5.1. Center of Mass7 min

6.5.2. Center of Mass of Complicated Objects5 min

6.5.4. Practice5 min

7. Rotational Motion: Kinematics, Dynamics, Energy, Angular Momentum

4hr

7.1.1. Torque14 min

7.1.2. Example5 min

7.1.3. Practice9 min

7.2.1. Static Equilibrium3 min

7.2.2. Example15 min

7.2.3. Practice13 min

7.3.1. Kinematics Equations for Rotation7 min

7.3.2. Example7 min

7.4.1. Moment of Inertia of Discrete Particles3 min

7.4.2. Moment of Inertia3 min

7.4.3. Example (Calculus Based)7 min

7.5.1. Parallel axis theorem3 min

7.5.2. Example16 min

7.5.3. Practice4 min

7.6.1. Rotational Analog of Newton's Second Law2 min

7.6.2. Example7 min

7.6.3. Practice11 min

7.7.1. Kinetic Energy of a Rotating Body4 min

7.7.2. Example8 min

7.7.3. Practice (Tricky!)7 min

7.8.1. Rotational Work and Torque6 min

7.8.2. Example6 min

7.9.1. Note for Rolling Motion8 min

7.9.2. Example10 min

7.9.3. Practice (Tricky!)14 min

7.10.1. Angular Momentum10 min

7.10.2. Example5 min

7.11.1. Conservation of Angular Momentum5 min

7.11.2. Example

7.11.3. Practice5 min

8. Gravitation

1.1hr

8.1.1. Gravitational Force7 min

8.1.2. The Special Case of Earth 4 min

8.1.3. Example6 min

8.1.4. Practice 8 min

8.2.1. Satellites and Objects in Orbits 6 min

8.2.2. Orbital Energies10 min

8.2.3. Kepler's Laws12 min

8.2.4. Example8 min

8.2.5. Practice5 min

9. Oscillations

4hr

9.1.1. Basic Concepts of Oscillation (Advanced Version)14 min

9.1.2. Practice2 min

9.2.1. Velocity and Acceleration in SHM (Advanced)7 min

9.2.2. Finding Acceleration by Knowing Displacement (Advanced)6 min

9.2.3. Practice

9.2.4. Practice7 min

9.3.1. SHM as the Projection of a Uniform Circular Motion11 min

9.3.3. Practice

9.4.1. Finding the Phase Constant27 min

9.4.2. Example16 min

9.4.3. Practice10 min

9.5.1. Energy of an Oscillator11 min

9.5.2. Example10 min

9.5.3. Practice4 min

9.6.1. Vertical springs13 min

9.6.2. Example7 min

9.6.3. Practice6 min

9.6.4. Practice (Tricky!)8 min

9.7.1. Simple Pendulums 7 min

9.7.2. Example3 min

9.7.3. Practice7 min

9.8.1. Physical Pendulum4 min

9.8.2. Example: Physical Pendulum4 min

9.9.1. Damped Oscillation Theory20 min

9.9.2. Energy in a Damped Oscillation6 min

9.9.3. Example6 min

9.9.4. Practice (Tricky!)17 min

9.10.1. Critical Damping and Over-Damping Conditions8 min

9.10.2. Practice2 min

9.10.3. Practice (Tricky!)2 min

9.11.1. Forced or Driven Oscillation6 min

9.11.2. Example2 min

9.11.3. Practice (Tricky!)

10. Waves

41min

10.1.1. Transverse and longitudinal waves3 min

10.2.1. Wave functions, wavelength, wave number, wave speed12 min

10.3.1. Particle Velocity and Acceleration

10.3.2. Example

10.3.3. Practice

10.4.1. Transmitted Power and Intensity9 min

10.4.2. Example

10.4.3. Practice

10.5.1. Reflection at boundaries and interference4 min

10.6.1. Standing Waves4 min

10.6.2. Standing Waves6 min

10.6.3. Standing wave equation3 min

11. Sound & Hearing

15min

11.1.1. Sound Waves Patterns

11.1.2. Example: Sound Pressure and Displacement

11.2.1. Sound Waves

11.2.2. Sounds Waves: Speed of Sound2 min

11.2.3. Sound Waves Theory - Intensity5 min

11.2.4. Intensity Shortcut Formula

11.2.5. Example: Sound Intensity

11.2.6. Practice: Sound Wave Intensity

11.2.7. Example: Sound Under Water

11.2.8. Sound Waves Concept Clarifier8 min

11.3.1. Reflection at Boundaries

11.3.2. Example: Wave Reflection

11.3.3. Practice: Wave Open End Reflection

11.3.4. Example: Wave Reflection and Transmission

11.4.1. Constructive and Destructive Interference

11.4.2. Interference Shortcuts

11.4.3. Sound Wave Interference

11.4.4. Example: Sound - Out of Phase

11.4.5. Practice: Sound - Out of Phase

11.5.1. Beat Frequency

11.5.2. Example: Beat Frequency

11.5.3. Practice: Beat Frequency

11.6.1. Doppler Effect

11.6.2. Example: Doppler Frequency

11.6.3. Practice: Doppler Frequency

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