
Explore the English and metric measurement systems and master the factor-label method to convert between units, using seven SI base units and common prefixes.
learn vector addition in two-dimensional motion using the head-to-tail method and the Pythagorean theorem. determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector and resolve into x and y components.
Explore Newton's first and second laws, inertia, and net forces through free body diagrams, weight versus mass, and the F=ma relationship guiding acceleration.
Explore deformation forces through Hooke's law, stress vs. pressure, strain, and Young's modulus, with practical problems on strings, wires, and tracks.
Explains conservation of momentum in collisions, using the bullet-gun and skater examples, and contrasts elastic versus inelastic collisions with velocity and energy implications.
Would you like to master Physics? If so, this is the perfect course to achieve that goal! With over 30 lessons, 4 hours of lectures, and hundreds of worked out problems you will come away from this course with the ability to solve any type of physics problem that would be presented in a first semester physics course.
This course is designed for high school students enrolled in Honors Physics 1 and college students taking a 1st semester, algebra based College Physics. If you are having trouble with problem solving and finding solutions, or if your difficulties are in understanding your professor, this course will help you overcome these obstacles. It will also help students prepare for future AP Physics or University Physics classes. And for those of you who just want to learn physics to satisfy your own curiosity, you will find this course invaluable.
As your instructor I am pleased to say that I have15 years of experience teaching physics and am enthusiastic about working with new students. I will give you timely answers to all of your questions and am very appreciative of feedback. If there is ever an example problem that you would like to see solved, I will be happy to add the solution as a supplement to lessons that are already provided.