Free online courseCollege Physics 1
Duration of the online course: 16 hours and 39 minutes
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Boost your physics knowledge with College Physics 1 by Spahns Science. Covering topics from mathematics reviews to conservation of energy, this free course is perfect for beginners.
Course Description
Welcome to "College Physics 1," an immersive and comprehensive course designed to lay the foundation of your physics education. With a total duration of 16 hours and 39 minutes, this course offers a thorough exploration of fundamental physics concepts, tailored for students embarking on their journey in the realm of basic studies, specifically focusing on physics. Although no reviews are available yet, the depth and breadth of topics covered make it an invaluable resource.
Over the span of this course, you will progress through a series of meticulously structured lectures, each building on the last to develop a solid understanding of physics principles. The journey begins with a two-part review of essential mathematical tools that are critical for mastering the quantitative aspects of physics.
As you advance, you will dive into the specifics of significant figures and scientific notation, ensuring that you can express and manipulate numerical data precisely. Mastery of units and unit conversions will provide you with the necessary skills to navigate between different measurement systems seamlessly.
Understanding motion is fundamental to physics, and this course dedicates several lectures to describing motion, representing position and velocity, and exploring instantaneous velocity and acceleration. These concepts are vital as you move on to study motion with constant acceleration and solving one-dimensional motion problems.
Your educational journey will incorporate vector components and motion on a ramp, followed by an exploration of projectile motion. The course then delves into the interaction between motion and forces, starting with an introduction to Newton's Laws and free-body diagrams, and progressing to equilibrium, dynamics, and various applications of Newton's Second Law.
Further, you will explore weight, apparent weight, and normal force, alongside the concepts of friction and drag. These elements are essential for understanding the dynamics of interacting objects, ropes, and pulleys, as well as circular motion and the complexities of solving circular dynamics problems. The course also addresses apparent forces, orbits, and gravity, providing a clear understanding of rotational motion.
The concluding segments of the course focus on advanced topics like torque, center of gravity, moment of inertia, and rotational dynamics. You’ll gain insights into impulse and momentum, along with the conservation of momentum, deepening your understanding of the physical world.
Lastly, this extensive learning experience culminates with lectures on work, energy, forms of energy, and the conservation of energy. Together, these topics will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of the principles that govern the physical behaviors of the universe.
Embark on this educational journey and immerse yourself in the profound and exciting world of physics with "College Physics 1." This well-structured, intensive course is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of physics.
Conteúdo do Curso
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 1 - Mathematics Review
0h31m
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Exercise: In college physics, which type of physics course uses algebra as its mathematical foundation?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 2 - Mathematics Review (Part 2)
0h33m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 3 - Significant Figures and Scientific Notation
0h16m
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Exercise: What is the purpose of using scientific notation in physics?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 4 - Units and Unit Conversions
0h20m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 5 - Describing Motion
0h35m
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Exercise: What is the key difference between speed and velocity?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 6 - Representing Position and Velocity
0h46m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 7 - Instantaneous Velocity
0h30m
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Exercise: Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between the area under a velocity-time graph and the displacement of an object?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 8 - Acceleration
0h31m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 9 - Motion With Constant Acceleration
0h19m
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Exercise: In the context of motion with constant acceleration, a ball thrown upwards will momentarily stop at its highest point. What is the acceleration of the ball at this highest point?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 10 - Solving 1-D Motion Problems
0h44m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 11 - Vector Components and Motion on a Ramp
0h33m
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Exercise: Considering the approach to motion along a ramp as described in the lecture, an object slides down a frictionless ramp at an angle of 30 degrees to the horizontal. If the gravitational acceleration (g) is 9.8 m/s², what is the component of acceleration along the ramp?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 12 - Projectile Motion
0h49m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 13 - Motion and Forces
0h26m
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Exercise: What is the normal force in the context of physics?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 14 - Newton's Laws and Free-Body Diagrams
0h36m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 15 - Equilibrium and Newton's Second Law
0h32m
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Exercise: According to Newton's second law of motion expressed as F = ma, what should the net force (F_net) be on an object in static equilibrium?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 16 - Dynamics and Newton's Second Law
0h26m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 17 - Weight, Apparent Weight, and Normal Force
0h41m
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Exercise: Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between mass and weight?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 18 - Friction and Drag
0h32m
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 19 - Interacting Objects, Ropes, and Pulleys
0h23m
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Exercise: If Rope 2 is pulling up on block A with a force of 500 Newtons due to block A's weight being counteracted by the tension in the rope, and Rope 3 is attached to block A and pulling up on block B, how does the tension in Rope 3 (T3) compare to the tension in Rope 2 (T2)?
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Video class: College Physics 1: Lecture 20 - Circular Motion
0h23m
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