Week of 10/16 - 10/20 (Quiz Thur. 10/19):
- magnitude
- direction/angle
- vector
- vector quantity (examples of)
- scalar
- scalar quantity (examples of)
- head/tip
- tail
- (head-)tip-to-tail method
- vector addition
- vector subtraction
- relative motion
- frame of reference
- (inverse) sin/cos/tan (-1) [Trig. functions]
- leg; hypotenuse
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Law of Sines
- Law of Cosines
- components
- resultant
- orthogonal
- parallel & perpendicular (normal)
- current (re: water)
- ground speed
- wind speed
- air speed
- inertial frame of reference
- Earth's/fixed frame of reference
- x- or y- component
- theta (θ) [used for angles]
- motion in 2 dimensions (linear)
- vector composition
- vector resolution
- parallelogram method; diagonal (of a quadrilateral shape)
- projectile motion (and 2D motion along a curved [non-linear] path, in general)
- range & hang time [projectiles]
- projectile
- apex / max. height [projectiles]
- trajectory
- parabolic
- tension [force]
- equilibrium
- weight
- inclined plane (or, ramp); angle of incline
- Newton (the unit)
Week of 9/04 - 9/08 (Quiz Mon. 9/18):
- kinematics
- particle model
- translation
- motion diagram
- "naught" (subscript)
- time interval
- instantaneous
- average
- origin (frame of ref.)
- position
- linear motion
- distance
- displacement
- speed, instantaneous & average
- velocity, instantaneous & average
- acceleration, positive & negative
- deceleration
- negative and positive vis-a-vis position, velocity, acceleration
- at rest
- free fall
- air resistance
- apex
- terminal velocity
- gravitational acceleration constant
- vacuum
- uniform acceleration
- uniform motion
- tangent line
- secant line
- delta
- rate
- area under the curve
- "g-forces"
- stopping/braking distance
- hang time
- maximum height
- jerk (bonus)
Week of 8/07 - 8/11 (Quiz Wed. 8/16):
- hypothesis
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theory
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precision
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accuracy
-
quantity
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unit (dimension)
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symbol
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base/derived units
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MKS/SI (metric) & English systems (of units)
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line of best fit
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directly proportional
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inversely proportional
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quadratic relationship
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independent variable
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dependent variable
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dimensional analysis
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conversion factor
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physical science
-
law
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scientific method
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slope
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percent error