YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
MECHANICS: TOPICS 1 and 2 from the Review Book
- construct and interpret graphs of position, velocity, or acceleration versus time
- determine and interpret slopes and areas of motion graphs
- determine the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of Earth
- determine the resultant of two or more vectors graphically or algebraically
- draw scaled force diagram using a ruler and protractor
- resolve a vector into perpendicular components: both graphically and algebraically
- sketch the theoretical path of a projectile
- use vector diagrams to analyze mechanical systems (equilibrium and nonequilibrium)
- verify Newton’s Second Law for linear motion
- determine the coefficient of friction for two surfaces
- verify Newton’s Second Law for uniform circular motion
- verify conservation of momentum
- determine a spring constant
Energy Topic 3 from the Review book. - describe and explain the exchange between potential energy, kinetic energy, and internal energy for simple mechanical system
- predict velocities, heights, and spring compressions based on energy conservation
- determine the energy stored in a spring
- determine the factors that affect the period of a pendulum
- observe and explain energy conversions in real-world situations
- compare the power developed when the same work is done at different rates
Electricity and Magnetism: Topic 4 from the Review Book- measure current and voltage in a circuit
- use measurements to determine the resistance of a circuit element
- interpret graphs of voltage versus current
- measure and compare the resistance of conductors of various lengths and
- cross-sectional areas
- construct simple series and parallel circuits
- draw and interpret circuit diagrams which include voltmeters and ammeters
- predict the behavior of lightbulbs in series and parallel circuits
- map the magnetic field of a permanent magnet, indicating the direction of the field
- between the N (north-seeking) and S (south-seeking) poles
Waves: Topic 5- compare the characteristics of two transverse waves such as amplitude,
- frequency, wavelength, speed, period, and phase
- draw wave forms with various characteristics
- identify nodes and antinodes in standing waves
- differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves
- determine the speed of sound in air
- predict the superposition of two waves interfering constructively and
- destructively (indicating nodes, antinodes, and standing waves)
- observe, sketch, and interpret the behavior of wave fronts as they reflect,
- refract, and diffract
- draw ray diagrams to represent the reflection and refraction of waves
- determine empirically the index of refraction of a transparent medium
Modern Physics: Topic 6 - interpret energy-level diagrams
- correlate spectral lines with an energy-level diagram