Name: Unit 7 - Rotational Motion
Uploaded: 2020-04-29T23:00:00.000Z
Description: Review of Rotational Motion including Rotational Kinematics and Torque.

AP Physics 1

Unit 1 – Kinematics

Unit 2 – Dynamics

Unit 3 – Circular Motion and Gravitation

Unit 4 – Energy

Unit 5 – Momentum

Unit 6 – Simple Harmonic Motion

Unit 7 – Torque and Rotational Motion

Unit 8 – Electric Charges and Electric Force

Unit 9 – DC Circuits

Unit 10 – Mechanical Waves and Sound

Frequently Asked Questions

Previous Exam Prep

AP Cram Sessions 2021

Live Cram Sessions 2020

Study Tools

Exam Skills

AP Cram Sessions 2020

Review of Rotational Motion including Rotational Kinematics and Torque.

Kinematics Study Guide 

🔑 Key Concepts 

Key Equations 

Unit 1 Overview: Kinematics

Frames of Reference 👨‍💻

Position 🌎

Scalar vs. Vector Quantities 💫

Displacement vs. Distance 🚴‍♀️

Speed vs. Velocity 🏇

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Understanding Representations of Motion

Center of Mass

4.A.1 Essential Knowledge ➡️

4.A.2 Essential Knowledge ⏰

Graphical Representations of Motion 📈

Mathematical Representations of Motion 📍

Free Fall ⚽️

Projectile Motion ☄️

Angled Motion 🏹

Representations of Motion

2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Dynamics

Applicable Big Ideas 💨

2.1 Systems

2.2 The Gravitational Field

2.3 Contact Forces

2.4 Newton's First Law

2.5 Newton's Third Law and Free Body Diagrams

2.6 Newton's Second Law

2.7 Applications of Newton's Second Law

Unit 2 Overview: Dynamics

What is a System? 🌏

Properties of a System 🌟

Systems

Gravitational Fields and Weight⬇️

The Gravitational Field

Types of Contact Forces ⛓

 Contact Forces

Newton's First Law of Inertia 🐘


Gravitational vs Inertial Mass 🐁

Newton's First Law

Force Vectors ➡️

Force Interactions 🛠

Force Pairs 🤝

Newton's Third Law and Free-Body Diagrams

Newton's Second Law 🛫

Free-body Diagrams 🌐

Newton's Second Law

Linear Motion of a System ➰

Important Acceleration Formulas 🗯

Angular Tension and Apparent Weight 🔊

When acceleration is upwards

When acceleration is downwards

When there is no acceleration

When an elevator is in free fall

Applications of Newton’s Second Law

Applicable Big Ideas 

Key Concepts 

Key Equations 

3.1 Vector Fields

3.2 Fundamental Forces

3.3 Gravitational and Electric Forces

3.4 Gravitational Field/Acceleration Due to Gravity on Different Planets

3.5 Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass

3.6 Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force

3.7 Free-Body Diagrams for Objects in Uniform Circular Motion

3.8  Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation

Unit 3 Overview: Circular Motion and Gravitation

Learning Targets

Uniform Circular Motion

Vector Field Between Two Objects

Vector Fields

Gravitational Forces 

The Four Fundamental Forces

Gravitational Domination

Fundamental Forces

Gravitational Force

Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation 

Practice Problems

Gravitational and Electric Forces

Overview

Gravitational Field 

Gravitational Field/Acceleration Due to Gravity on Different Planets

Learning Targets 

Inertial Mass 

Gravitational Mass

Gravitational Mass vs. Inertial Mass

Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass

Important Equations

Centripetal Acceleration

Velocity

Centripetal Force

Practice Questions

Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force

Free Body Diagram Basics

FBDs for Uniform Circular Motion

Roller Coaster FBD 

Free-Body Diagrams for Objects in Uniform Circular Motion

Frames of Reference

Key Concept: Frame of Reference

Rotational Velocity and Acceleration:

Rotational Kinematics:

Force Vectors 

Key Vocabulary: Vector

Force Interactions 

Newton's Third Law 

Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation

Unit 3 – Circular Motion & Gravitation

Applicable Big Ideas

Key Concepts 🔑

Key Equations 🗝 

le, and Power

Unit 4 Overview: Energy

Conservation Laws 👨‍💻

Total Energy Changes 👨‍💻

Systems vs Objects 💡

Force Interactions💡

What’s a System?

Work, Work, Work

Power

Open and Closed Systems: Energy

Changes in Kinetic Energy

Changes in Total Energy 

Forces Can Change Kinetic Energy 

Work and Mechanical Energy 

Kinetic Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Elastic Potential Energy

Thermal Energy

Work and Mechanical Energy

Law of Conservation of Energy👨‍💻

The Work-Energy Principle

Conservation of Energy, the Work-Energy Principle, and Power

5.1 Momentum and Impulse

5.2 Representations of Changes in Momentum

5.3 Open and Closed Systems: Momentum

5.4 Conservation of Linear Momentum

Unit 5 Overview: Momentum

Momentum

Impulse

Momentum and Impulse

Two Object Problems

Interpreting Different Scenarios

Representations of Changes in Momentum

Closed Systems vs. Open Systems

Momentum of a System

Open and Closed Systems: Momentum

Types of Collisions

Inelastic Collisions

Elastic Collisions 

Conservation of Linear Momentum

Applicable Big Ideas 

Key Equations  

Unit 6 Overview: Simple Harmonic Motion

👨‍💻 Newton's Second Law

🏘 What is a Restoring Force? 

Periods of a Pendulum and Spring

Key Features of Pendulums & Springs 

Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Conservation of Energy

Internal energy

Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy 

Energy in Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator

7.1 Rotational Kinematics

7.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration

7.3 Angular Momentum and Torque

7.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum

Unit 7 Overview: Torque and Rotational Motion

The Radian

Basic Rotational Quantities

Mathematical Representations of Motion

Rotational Kinematics

Enduring Understanding 3.F

Essential Knowledge 3.F.1

Essential Knowledge 3.F.2

Torque

Moment of Inertia (I)

Angular Acceleration

Torque and Angular Acceleration

Angular Momentum

EXAMPLE: (AP Classroom)

Angular Momentum and Torque

Unit 7 – Torque & Rotational Motion

Unit 7 - Rotational Motion

Unit 7 - Rotational Motion

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