AP Physics C: Mechanics

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AP Physics C: Mechanics

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About

We are going to get ready for the AP exam together! Each weekly session will be about 50% conceptual review and 50% problem-solving. I will also supply additional problems (and solutions) for you to attempt on your own time. As we get closer to May, we will emphasize AP-style FRQs and MCQs. 

Regarding my qualifications, I scored all 5's on AP Physics I, AP Physics C: Mechanics, and AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, and I am majoring in Physics at the University of Chicago.

*I don't anticipate needing to change very many sessions, but if I need to change a session time, I will try to provide as much notice as possible.

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AJ D 🇺🇸

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I'm a first-year undergraduate at UChicago! I love tutoring pretty much anything, but I'm especially passionate about math and physics. Some of my other interests/hobbies include hockey, musical composition, and quantum computing.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

This is completely flexible--come to as many or as few sessions as you'd like. This series aims to prepare you for the exam, but at the end of the day, you own your exam prep, so you do whatever is most beneficial to you!

SESSION 1

8

Sep

SESSION 1

AP Physics

Thu 1:00 AM - 2:30 AM UTCSep 8, 1:00 AM - 2:30 AM UTC

Motion in One Dimension - Displacement, velocity, and acceleration as vectors, derivatives, and integrals; derivations of the kinematic formulas, graphical representations of motion; and free-fall

SESSION 2

11

Sep

SESSION 2

AP Physics

Sun 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTCSep 11, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

Motion in Two Dimensions - Vectors, projectile motion, frames of reference, and some AP-style FRQ practice

SESSION 3

2

Oct

SESSION 3

AP Physics

Sun 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCOct 2, 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Forces and Dynamics - Newton's laws; gravity, normal force, tension, friction; force diagrams and net force equations; and common systems like mass on incline, angle pull, pulleys, mass in elevator, accelerometer

SESSION 4

16

Oct

SESSION 4

AP Physics

Sun 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTCOct 16, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

Velocity-dependent Resistive Force - Defining resistive forces, calculating terminal velocity, writing the appropriate differential equation, and solving for velocity

SESSION 5

30

Oct

SESSION 5

AP Physics

Sun 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTCOct 30, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

Circular Motion - Centripetal force and acceleration, horizontal circles, vertical circles, conical pendulums, and banked circles

SESSION 6

13

Nov

SESSION 6

AP Physics

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTCNov 13, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

Work and Energy - Work-kinetic energy theorem; force-potential energy relationship; gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, and the conservation of energy; and power

SESSION 7

4

Dec

SESSION 7

AP Physics

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCDec 4, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

**Rescheduled from last week** - Center of Mass - definition and calculations for uniform and non-uniform objects via integration

SESSION 8

11

Dec

SESSION 8

AP Physics

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTCDec 11, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

Conservation of Momentum - Elastic collisions and inelastic collisions and solving for all kinds of related information

SESSION 9

18

Dec

SESSION 9

AP Physics

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTCDec 18, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

Rotation - Relationships between rotational/translational motion and kinematics, dynamics, and energy in rotational motion

SESSION 10

8

Jan

SESSION 10

AP Physics

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTCJan 8, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

Conservation of Angular Momentum - Solving for moments of inertia by integrating, defining angular momentum, dealing with angular collisions

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18 weeks

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