AP Physics C

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AP Physics C by Mind Map: AP Physics C

1. Electricity and Magnetism

2. http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-physics-c-course-description.pdf

3. Mechanics

3.1. Kinematics

3.1.1. Motion in One Dimension and Free Fall

3.1.1.1. Understand the visual relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration graphs with respect to time.

3.1.1.1.1. Be able to construct and recognize all of these types of graphs, and also consider systems with variable acceleration, or graphing these quantities (x, v, a) with respect to one another--for instance, acceleration as a function of position in a simple harmonic motion system (more on this under oscillations).

3.1.1.2. Mathematical/symbolic relationships between position, velocity, and acceleration and the basic kinematics equations--**constant acceleration only**!!!

3.1.1.2.1. Free fall: vertical motion under the constant acceleration due to the gravitational force of a planet or other massive body. At Earth's surface, a=g=9.81 m/s^2.  Elsewhere, a=g=GM/r^2 (more on this in Dynamics), and depending on the situation, you may need to write g as a function of r [so g(r)] and integrate it--see the variable acceleration bubble.

3.1.1.3. Deriving general kinematics equations when systems are under variable forces or accelerations--**any acceleration, uses calc**!!!

3.1.1.3.1. If acceleration is given as a function of velocity, write it as a differential equation and solve for v(t) by separation of variables, **including the given initial value of v**.

3.1.2. Motion in Two Dimensions and Projectile Motion

3.2. Dynamics and Forces: Newton's Laws of Motion

3.2.1. 1st Law: Static Equilibrium

3.2.2. 2nd Law: Dynamics of a Single Particle

3.2.3. 3rd Law: Systems of 2+ Objects