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1: Measurement
This section takes a look at what it means to take a measurement, different kinds of errors that appear in measurements, how to record potential errors and propagate them through calculations. Join Physics Man Thomas and his friends as they learn how to describe standards of measurement!
2: Kinematics in One Dimension
In this section, we begin to study the first topic truly unique to physics: Motion. To master this section, we will have to know how to describe position on an axis, and learn how to use velocity, speed, and acceleration to describe how the position of an object changes over time. Help Physics Man Thomas and his friends figure out who wins races!
3: Vectors and Alternative Coordinate Systems
Serious physics begins when we study a three (or more?) dimensional universe. To get there, though, we need a way to express vector quantities, such as position and velocity, in a mathematical way. In this section, Physics Man Thomas and his friends will learn how to express themselves in a universe that transcends their two dimensional cartoon world! Help them get out of sticky situations as they try to find their keys, get lost in foreign towns, and swing from chandeliers!
4: Kinematics in Two and Three Dimensions
Between the exploding experiments, being launched out of a cannon, and dropping anvils out of planes, Physics Man Thomas and his friends will use vectors to explore motion in three dimensional space! This unit will see the derivation of kinematic vector equations. Projectile motion and circular motion will be used as examples of how to track position, velocity, and acceleration of an object through time!
5: Force Laws of Motion
Can Physics Man Thomas defy gravity? Will the penguins march? Will the rope hold? Find out as Thomas and his friends learn about Newton's three laws and their applications. This unit will cover the force of gravity, the normal force, friction, tension, the drag force, the centripetal force, force-body diagrams, and fictitious forces!
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