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COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS (SC353)
PART ONE - FORCE AND MOTION
 

Unit 1 - Speed, Acceleration, and Velocity

Lesson 1 - Types of Motion

1-1-1-1. Linear Motion

1-1-1-2. Rotary Motion


Lesson 2 - Distance, Direction, Displacement

1-1-2-1.  Why Satellites Don't Fall From the Sky
 

Lesson 3 - Speed & Velocity

1-1-3-1.  What Happens When Two Things Collide
 

Lesson 4 - Acceleration & Deceleration

1-1-4-1.  Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
 


Unit 2 - Force, Mass, and Distance

Lesson 1 - Inertia

1-2-1-1.  The Truck and Ladder

1-2-1-2.  Inertia (Science Court)
 

Lesson 2 - Force

1-2-2-1. The Meaning of Force
 

Lesson 3 - Inertia & Mass

1-2-3-1.  Inertia and Mass
 

Lesson 4 - Force, Mass, & Acceleration

1-2-4-1.  Newton's First Law Applied to Airplanes
 

Lesson 5 - Quantities

1-2-5-1.  Scalars and Vectors
 

Lesson 6 - Resultant Force

1-2-6-1.  Elephant and Feather - Free Fall
 


Unit 3 - Types of Motion and Rest

Lesson 1 - Angular Displacement & Velocity

1-3-1-1.  Figure Skating

1-3-1-2.  Glossary
 

Lesson 2 - Rotational Inertia

1-3-2-1.  Moment of Inertia
 

Lesson 3 - Torque

1-3-3-1.   Torque

Lesson 4 - Friction

1-3-4-1.   What Is Friction?
 




PART TWO - MECHANICS

Unit 1 - Simple Machines and Work

Lesson 1 - Simple Machines

2-1-1-1.  Simple Machines

2-1-1-2.  Exploring Leonardo

Lesson 2 - Mechanical Advantage & Levers

2-1-2-1.  Mechanical Advantage

2-1-2-2.  The Lever
 

Lesson 3 - Effort & Resistance Force and Distance

2-1-3-1.  Effort Distance
 

Lesson 4 - Inclined Planes

2-1-4-1. The Inclined Plane

2-1-4-2. The Screw

Lesson 5 - Pulleys

2-1-5-1. Pulley

2-1-5-2. How a Block and Tackle Works

Lesson 6 - Power

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Unit 2 - Conservation of Mechanical Energy

Lesson 1 - The Principle of the Conservation of Matter

2-2-1-1. Conservation of Mass
 

Lesson 2 - Work

2-2-2-1. Work (Science Court)
 

Lesson 3 - Kinetic & Potential Energy

2-2-3-1. Roller Coasters
 

Lesson 4 - The Principle of the Conservation of Energy

2-2-4-1. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
 

Lesson 5 - Friction

2-2-5-1. Friction
 
 

Unit 3 - Principles of Heat Engines

Lesson 1 - Work Performed by a Gas

2-3-1-1. Building Simple Heat Engines
 

Lesson 2 - Heat Engines

2-3-2-1. Heat

2-3-2-2. History of the Gas Engine


Lesson 3 - First Law of Thermodynamics

2-3-3-1. First Law of Thermodynamics


Lesson 4 - Second Law of Thermodynamics

2-2-4-1. Second Law of Thermodynamics





PART THREE - LIGHT AND SOUND

Unit 1 - Sound and Sound Waves

Lesson 1 - Wave Frequency, Length, and Velocity

2-1-1-1.  What Is Music?

3-1-1-2.  ????

Lesson 2 - Medium Vibrating Source

3-1-2-1.  ???

3-1-2-2.  The ????
 

Lesson 3 - Fundamental Frequency and Overtones

3-1-3-1.  ???
 

Lesson 4 - Amplitude and Pitch

3-1-4-1. The ?????

3-1-4-2. The ???

Lesson 5 - Overtones and Quality

3-1-5-1. ???

3-1-5-2. ???

Lesson 6 - Interference

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