Description
College Physics is typically a two-semester Introductory Physics course designed for students planning to go into the Health Professions. It is sometimes called Introductory Physics for the Health Professions.
Mathematics Level
The required math prerequisites are either College Algebra (Precalculus) or Calculus I depending on the institution.
Trigonometry Review is highly recommended as the course begins quickly with trigonometric functions that are used in a physics context.
Lecture Notes and Videos
Math Review
Lines and Angles | Parallel Lines | Trig. Definitions | Trig. in Physics
Vectors | Logarithms
Measurements, Precision, Units, etc.
Scientific Notation | Units | Prefixes | Conversion of Units | Non-Linear Units
Lab. Instrument Precision and Measurements
Kinematics
A Sports Car | Car Accelerates Then Coasts | Average Speed
A Stone Thrown | Free Fall | Graphical Analysis
Vectors | Addition of Vectors | Displacement of an Ant | The problem of Arctan
Projectile Motion Summary | Time of Flight of a Projectile | Projectile Distance | Projectile Velocity | Range
Dynamics
Summary | Block on Horizontal Table w/o Friction | Block on Horizontal Table w. Friction
Block and Two Forces | A Book Against the Ceiling | V. The Elevator Problem | Sliding Along an Incline
Systems of Objects Summary | Two Boxes on a Horizontal Table | The Atwood Machine
Monkey Climbing up a Rope | Two Masses
Circular Motion
Circular Motion Kinematics Summary | Object on the Equator
Circular Motion Dynamics Summary | Three Tracks | Loop-the-Loop
Tension at Bottom | Horizontal Circles | Turning Cars | Banking Angles
Energy
Introduction | Conservation of Energy | Formula Sheet | Roller Coaster | Sliding w/o Friction
Sliding w. Friction | Falling Down w. Resistance | Swinging Pendulum | Tension in Pendulum
Elastic Potential Energy | An Example | Kinetic vs. Potential | Spring on an Incline
Work Along a Slope | Sliding Coin | Block on a Cord | Rate of Work (Power)
Force vs. Position Graph | Work of Elastic Force
Linear Momentum
Linear Momentum | Railroad Colliding | Recoil Velocity
Energy vs. Momentum | V. Ballistic Pendulum | V. Elastic Collisions – Algebra