Physics Final Exam Review…Physics Classroom Lessons and point values
1-D Kinematics
Points
Lesson 1 - Describing Motion with Words
3
b. Scalars and Vectors
3
c. Distance and Displacement
6
d. Speed and Velocity
6
e. Acceleration
Lesson 3 - Describing Motion with Position vs. Time Graphs
6
a. The Meaning of Shape for a p-t Graph
3
b. Meaning of Slope for a p-t Graph
3
c. Determining the Slope on a p-t Graph
Lesson 5 - Free Fall and the Acceleration of Gravity
3
a. Introduction
3
b. Acceleration of Gravity
3
c. Representing Free Fall by Graphs
3
d. How Fast? and How Far?
3
e. The Big Misconception
Vectors - Motion and Forces in 2D
Points
Lesson 1 - Vectors: Fundamentals and Operations
6
a. Vectors and Direction
9
b. Vector Addition
3
c. Resultants
6
d. Vector Components
9
g. Relative Velocity and Riverboat Problems
6
h. Independence of Perpendicular Components of Motion
Lesson 2 - Projectile Motion
3
a. What is a Projectile?
6
b. Characteristics of a Projectile's Trajectory
6
c. Horizontal and Vertical Components of Velocity
9
d. Horizontal and Vertical Displacement
Newton's Laws
Points
Lesson 1 - Newton's First Law of Motion
3
a. Newton's First Law
6
b. Inertia and Mass
3
c. State of Motion
6
d. Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Lesson 2 - Force and Its Representation
3
a. The Meaning of Force
6
d. Determining the Net Force
Lesson 3 - Newton's Second Law of Motion
6
a. Newton's Second Law
3
b. The Big Misconception
6
d. Finding Individual Forces
9
e. Free Fall and Air Resistance
Lesson 4 - Newton's Third Law of Motion
3
a. Newton's Third Law
3
b. Identifying Action and Reaction Force Pairs
Circular Motion and Gravity
Points
Lesson 1 - Motion Characteristics for Circular Motion
3
a. Speed and Velocity
6
b. Acceleration
9
c. The Centripetal Force Requirement
3
d. The Forbidden F-Word
Lesson 3 - Universal Gravitation
3
a. Gravity is More Than a Name
Momentum and Its Conservation
Points
Lesson 1 - The Impulse-Momentum Change Theorem
3
a. Momentum
12
b. Momentum and Impulse Connection
6
c. Real-World Applications
Lesson 2 - The Law of Momentum Conservation
9
b. Momentum Conservation Principle
3
c. Isolated Systems
6
d. Using Equations as a "Recipe" for Algebraic Problem-Solving
Work, Energy, and Power
Points
Lesson 1 - Basic Terminology and Concepts
6
a. Definition and Mathematics of Work
6
c. Potential Energy
3
d. Kinetic Energy
6
e. Mechanical Energy
6
f. Power
Lesson 2 - The Work-Energy Relationship
6
c. Analysis of Situations in Which Mechanical Energy is Conserved
9
d. Application and Practice Questions
Static Electricity
Points
Lesson 1 - Basic Terminology and Concepts
9
c. Charge Interactions
6
d. Conductors and Insulators
6
e. Polarization
Lesson 2 - Methods of Charging
6
a. Charging by Friction
15
b. Charging by Induction
9
c. Charging by Conduction
3
d. Grounding - the Removal of a Charge
Lesson 3 - Electric Force
9
b. Coulomb's Law
Lesson 4 - Electric Fields
6
e. Lightning
Current Electricity
Points
Lesson 1 - Electric Potential Difference
6
a. Electric Field and the Movement of Charge
6
b. Electric Potential
9
c. Electric Potential Difference
Lesson 2 - Electric Current
9
b. Requirements of a Circuit
9
c. Electric Current
6
d. Power: Putting Charges to Work
Lesson 3 - Electrical Resistance
3
a. Journey of a Typical Electron
6
b. Resistance
9
c. Ohm's Law
Lesson 4 - Circuit Connections
6
a. Circuit Symbols and Circuit Diagrams
6
b. Two Types of Connections
12
c. Series Circuits
15
d. Parallel Circuits
Waves
Points
Lesson 0 - Vibrations
6
a. Vibrational Motion
9
b. Properties of Periodic Motion
12
c. Pendulum Motion
Lesson 1 - The Nature of a Wave
3
a. Waves and Wavelike Motion
6
b. What is a Wave?
9
c. Categories of Waves
Lesson 2 - Properties of a Wave
3
a. The Anatomy of a Wave
6
b. Frequency and Period of a Wave
6
d. The Speed of a Wave
6
e. The Wave Equation
Lesson 3 - Behavior of Waves
6
b. Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction
6
c. Interference of Waves
3
d. The Doppler Effect
Lesson 4 - Standing Waves
3
a. Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves
3
b. Formation of Standing Waves
6
c. Nodes and Anti-nodes
3
d. Harmonics and Patterns
Sound Waves and Music
Points
Lesson 1 - The Nature of a Sound Wave
3
a. Sound is a Mechanical Wave
3
b. Sound as a Longitudinal Wave
3
c. Sound is a Pressure Wave
Lesson 2 - Sound Properties and Their Perception
6
a. Pitch and Frequency
6
b. Intensity and the Decibel Scale
9
c. The Speed of Sound
Lesson 3 Behavior of Sound Waves
9
a. Interference and Beats
6
b. The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
6
d. Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction
Lesson 4 - Resonance and Standing Waves
6
a. Natural Frequency
3
b. Forced Vibration
9
d. Fundamental Frequency and Harmonics
Light Waves and Color
Points
Lesson 1 - How Do We Know Light is a Wave?
3
a. Wavelike Behaviors of Light
12
d. Polarization
Lesson 2 - Color and Vision
6
a. The Electromagnetic and Visible Spectra
3
b. Visible Light and the Eye's Response
6
c. Light Absorption, Reflection, and Transmission
6
d. Color Addition
15
e. Color Subtraction
Reflection and the Ray Model of Light
Points
Lesson 1 - Reflection and its Importance
3
a. The Role of Light to Sight
3
b. The Line of Sight
3
c. The Law of Reflection
Lesson 2 - Image Formation in Plane Mirrors
6
a. Why is an Image Formed?
6
b. Image Characteristics in Plane Mirrors
6
c. Ray Diagrams for Plane Mirrors
Lesson 3 - Concave Mirrors
3
a. The Anatomy of a Curved Mirror
3
b. Reflection of Light and Image Formation
3
c. Two Rules of Reflection for Concave Mirrors
9
d. Ray Diagrams - Concave Mirrors
6
e. Image Characteristics for Concave Mirrors
Lesson 4 - Convex Mirrors
3
a. Reflection and Image Formation for Convex Mirrors
3
b. Ray Diagrams - Convex Mirrors
3
c. Image Characteristics for Convex Mirrors
Refraction and the Ray Model of Light
Points
Lesson 1 - Refraction at a Boundary
3
a. Boundary Behavior
6
b. Refraction and Sight
6
c. The Cause of Refraction
3
d. Optical Density and Light Speed
9
e. The Direction of Bending
Lesson 3 - Total Internal Reflection
6
b. Total Internal Reflection
Lesson 4 - Interesting Refraction Phenomena
3
a. Dispersion of Light by Prisms
3
b. Rainbow Formation
3
c. Mirages
Lesson 5 - Image Formation by Lenses
9
b. Refraction by Lenses
6
c. Image Formation Revisited
6
d. Converging Lenses - Ray Diagrams
6
e. Converging Lenses - Object-Image Relations
6
f. Diverging Lenses - Ray Diagrams
3
g. Diverging Lenses - Object-Image Relations