⚡ Physics

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1.1
Units and Conversions
Dimensional analysis and unit conversion across numbers, tables, and graphs. Simple calculator only, so the method has to be automatic.
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Part 1: SI and Derived Units
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Part 2: Unit Conversion
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Part 3: Graphing
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Part 4: Packing Fractions
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Part 5: Trendlines and Slope
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Review: Hard Practice Problems
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1.2
Scientific Notation
Converting to and from scientific notation across data sets and graphs. Simple calculator only.
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Part 1: Scientific Notation
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Part 2: Arithmetic and Renormalization
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Part 3: Estimation, Graph Reading, and Unit Tricks
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Review: Hard Practice Problems
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2.1
Newton's Laws and Forces
All three laws plus free body diagrams in different situations. Know which law applies, how to set up net force, and what each arrow on the FBD actually means.
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What Is a Force? Types of Forces
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Newton's First Law: Why Balanced Forces Doesn't Mean Rest
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F = ma Explained: Inertia, Acceleration, and Why g Never Changes
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Newton's Third Law: The Real Test for an Action-Reaction Pair
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How to Draw a Free Body Diagram (and Why Weight Isn't Mass)
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How to Split Forces into Vectors and find Net Forces
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Atwood Machines — Two Blocks, One Pulley, One Shared Acceleration
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Horizontal Block and Hanging Mass: With and Without Friction
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Inclined Planes — Splitting Gravity into mg sinθ and mg cosθ
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Incline-to-Table Pulley Systems: Adding Friction on Both Sides at Once
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Dual-Incline Pulley Systems: Find the Direction Before You Find the Acceleration
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Static Equilibrium: Why You Need Two Equations, Not Just One
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Hardest Newton's Laws Problems — 5 Bombshells From the Forces Practice Set
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2.2
Kinematics, Motion Graphs, and Projectile Motion
FBDs, motion graphs, and kinematic equations. All four problem types in one standard, and all four come back on every test. The one you do not want to be unprepared for.
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Part 1: Kinematics, Motion Graphs, and Projectile Motion
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Part 2: Kinematics, Motion Graphs, and Projectile Motion
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Part 3: Kinematics, Motion Graphs, and Projectile Motion
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Part 4: Slope & Area — Linking Position, Velocity & Acceleration
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Part 5: The Big 5 Kinematic Equations
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Part 6: Horizontal vs. Vertical Motion in Projectile Problems
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Part 7: Splitting a Launch Angle: vᵢcosθ and vᵢsinθ Explained
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Part 8: Time of Flight: The Physics Behind Duration
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Part 9: Range Formula and Concept Explained and Derived
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Part 10: Max Height in Projectile Motion: Derived and Explained
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Review: Unbelievably Hard Kinematics and Projectile Motion Questions
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Extra ⭐
Deriving the Big 5 Kinematic Equations
Unit 2.2 — Extra
2.3
Why g Is Constant
Why gravitational acceleration never changes regardless of mass — the core idea behind F = ma and inertia.
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F = ma Explained: Inertia, Acceleration, and Why g Never Changes
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3.1
Definitions and Calculations
Torque, center of mass, rotational equilibrium, levers, mechanical advantage, and trusses. Qualitative and quantitative problems both appear.
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Torque, Lever Arm, and the CW vs CCW Sign Trap
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Center of Mass: Finding It and Why Objects Tip
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Rotational Equilibrium and the Hanging Mobile Method
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The Hardest Torque, Center of Mass, and Equilibrium Problems Solved
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📌 Pulley systems and mechanical advantage problems and videos are in Unit 4.
4.1
Energy Definitions and Calculations
Work, power, kinetic and potential energy in a closed system, pulleys, and mechanical advantage. Multiple choice and short free response.
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Part 1: Forms of Energy: Formulas and Conservation
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Part 2: Work and Power Explained: How They Tie In to Energy
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Part 3: Path Independence
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Part 4: Mechanical Advantage - IMA and AMA
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Part 5: Pulleys Explained: Which Ropes to Count?
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Hardest Energy Definitions Problems: Work, Power, Pulleys, and Machines
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4.2
Conservation of Energy
Multi-step closed system problems using energy bar charts. Setting up the right equation for an unfamiliar situation, and knowing what each bar actually represents.
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Part 1: Conservation of Energy Master Equation
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Part 2: Frictionless Ramps and the Friction That Breaks Them
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Part 3: Spring Energy
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Part 4: Energy for Connected Systems and the Atwood Machine
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Hardest Conservation of Energy Problems: One Equation, Every Trap
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5.1
Momentum and Impulse
Elastic and inelastic collisions in 1D and 2D. Impulse-momentum theorem, conservation of momentum, force vs time graphs, and velocity vs time graphs.
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Part 1: Momentum and Impulse Explained Simply
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Part 2: The Force-Time Trade Off and an Introduction to Conservation of Momentum
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Part 3: Force vs Time Graphs and Impulse as Area
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Part 4: Conservation of Momentum — Explained Simply
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Part 5: How to Use MVP Charts
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Part 6: Elastic VS Inelastic Collisions: Equations and Differences
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Part 7: Momentum: Explosions and 2D Collisions
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Review: Hardest Momentum and Impulse Questions, Solved with Depth
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6.1
Forces and Circular Motion
Coulomb's law, Newton's law of gravitation, and circular motion of objects and charges. Solving for force, charge, mass, and separation. Two objects and beyond.
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Part 1: Coulomb's Law — Force, Sign, and the Scaling Trap
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Part 2: How To Calculate Net Force From Multiple Charges
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Part 3: Centripetal Force — The Inward Pull
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Part 4: Newton's Law of Gravitation
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Part 5: Centripetal Acceleration Mingled with Gravity and Charge
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Review: Hardest Centripetal Acceleration, Universal Gravitation, and Charge Problems Solved
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6.2
Fields
Electric and gravitational field diagrams for multiple objects. Direction, relative magnitude, attractive vs repulsive, charging by friction, and what those lines mean for the force on a charge or mass.
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Part 1: Electric Fields — Magnitude, Direction, and Drawing
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Part 2: Drawing Electric Fields — Three Charges, Six Rules
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Part 3: Gravitational Fields — True Meaning of Gravity
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Part 4: The Triboelectric Series — Who Gives, Who Takes
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Review: Hardest Electric and Gravitational Field Problems Solved
Unit 6.2
7.1
Ohm's Law and Circuits
Current, voltage, and resistance in series, parallel, and mixed circuits. Complex multi-branch circuits at the top level. Layer by layer, they become solvable.
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7.2
Power, Capacitance, and Advanced Components
Electrical power, electric potential and energy, capacitance, diodes, and transistors. The components most students ignore until they see them on the test.
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8.1
Electromagnetism
Motors, generators, solenoids, right-hand rules, flux, Faraday's law, and Lenz's law. Magnetism and electricity as one connected system.
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9.1
Waves and Sound
Wave speed, sound, Doppler effect, resonance, Hooke's Law, earthquakes, and waves in different mediums. Everything that oscillates.
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9.2
Light and Color
EM spectrum, wave-particle duality, polarization, interference, refraction, and photoelectric effect. How light actually behaves, and why it breaks the rules you'd expect.
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