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Kinematics: Types of Forces

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 3:01


Emma looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different types of forces. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Kinematics: Basics of Motion

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 3:36


Emma looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at vectors, scalars and the basic quantities of motion. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Quantum Physics: Wavefunction & Probability

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 1:14


Join Emma as she introduces us to the concept of the wavefunction for your AP Physics 2 exam. She goes through what a wavefunction is, how it relates to probability, and how wavefunctions are used in quantum mechanics. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Quantum Physics: Wave-Particle Duality & de Broglie Wavelength ∿ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 2:44


In this week's episode, Emma looks at particle-wave duality for your AP Physics exam. She looks at the evidence that matter acts as a particle, as well as the evidence that matter acts like a wave. She also looks at the de Broglie wavelength of matter, and how this shows that electron orbitals must be quantized. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Quantum Physics: Photoelectric Equation & Einstein's Photon Model

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 2:00


In this week's episode, Emma looks at the photoelectric equation for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at how to relate the stopping potential of electrons emitted by the photoelectric effect to their maximum kinetic energy. She also looks at blackbody radiation, the ultraviolet catastrophe and how that led Albert Einstein to his photon model of light. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Mass-Energy Equivalence ⚡️- AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 2:24


Join Emma as she looks at the mass-energy equivalence for your AP Physics exam. She goes through Einstein's most famous equation, E = mc2, as well as how it underpins the phenomena of nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Radioactive Decay & Half-Life ⏱ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 2:56


In today's episode, Emma looks at radioactive decay for your AP Physics 2 exam. She goes through the exponential nature of the activity of radioactive materials, as well as the concept of the half-life of a radioactive substance. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation ☢️ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 2:02


In this episode, Emma looks at radioactivity for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the different properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Emission & Absorption Spectra

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 2:00


Emma's got the low down on emission and absorption spectra for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the emission and absorption spectra for white light and cool gases. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Energy Levels in Atoms ⚡️ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 2:08


In this episode, Emma looks at the energy levels in atoms for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the equation for the difference in energy levels in atoms, and how this relates to the photon that is absorbed or emitted. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Atomic Physics: Atoms, Photons & Electron Volt ⚛️ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 2:34


In this episode, Emma looks at the foundations of atomic physics for your AP Physics 2 exam. She goes through the structure of an atom, as well as the concept of photons. She explains how to convert between electron volts and joules. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Geometric Optics: Diffraction, Gratings & Young's Double-Slit Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 4:34


Emma takes a closer look at the phenomenon of diffraction for your AP Physics 2 exam. She derives the equation for the width of the central maximum in a diffraction pattern, as well as the relationship between the different orders of maxima and the distance between slits in a diffraction grating. She also looks at Young's famous double-slit experiment. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Geometric Optics: Diffraction & Properties of Lenses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 2:37


In this episode, Emma calculates the power, magnification and focal length of lenses and mirrors for your AP Physics 2 exam. She also gives a comprehensive introduction to the phenomenon of diffraction of all types of waves. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Geometric Optics: Snell's Law, Lenses & Mirrors

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 2:53


In this episode, Emma looks at Snell's law, which you'll need to use to work out the index of refraction from angles of incidence and refraction for your AP Physics 2 exam. She also looks at the properties of diverging and converging lenses, as well as convex and concave mirrors. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Geometric Optics: Reflection, Refraction, Transmission & Absorption

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 3:02


Emma looks at the behaviour of waves from one medium to another for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the reflection and refraction of waves, defining the index of refraction and angles of incidence, reflection and refraction. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Magnetism: Magnetic Flux & Electromagnetic Induction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 3:30


In this episode, Emma looks at the concept of magnetic flux, and how that relates to the generation of electric current in objects moving in a magnetic field for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the formula for magnetic flux, as well as Faraday and Lenz's laws of electromagnetic induction. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Geometric Optics: Electromagnetic & Periodic Waves ⤳ - AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 3:00


Emma's got the lowdown on all this oscillatory for your AP Physics 2 exam! She goes through the properties of each of the different types of electromagnetic waves. She also looks at the importance of periodic waves in physics, and how to model them using sine and cosine functions. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Magnetism: Magnetic Force on Charged Particles & Wires

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 2:20


Emma's back with everything you need to know about the force of magnetism for your AP Physics 2 exam! She looks at the equation for the Lorentz force on a charged particle in a magnetic field, and how to determine the direction of the force using the left-hand rule. She also looks at the radius of the circular motion of a charged particle, as well as the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Magnetism: Magnetic Fields and Dipole Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 3:15


In this episode, Emma introduces the concept of magnetism for your AP Physics 2 exam. She looks at the source of magnetism in materials, the magnetic permeability of free space and magnetic field lines. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Electric Fields: Uniform Fields & Capacitors  

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 2:50


Emma's got you covered this week, with everything you need to know about capacitors. She looks at parallel plate capacitors with and without a dielectric, as well as the rules for combining capacitors for series and parallel circuits and networks. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Introduction: What is Physics?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 3:09


Emma goes through the fundamental idea behind the science of physics. She looks at the essential quantities like distance, time and mass used to measure variables in Physics, as well as looking at the ways physicists use orders of magnitude and estimation to make calcultions easier. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Electric Fields: Field Strength & Potential

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 3:07


Join Emma as she goes in to everything you need to know about the electric field strength. The electric field abides by Coulomb's law, and Emma goes through the associated concepts like potential, field lines and isolines. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Fluids: Bernoulli's Equations ✈️- AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 1:50


Join Emma as she looks at one of the most important equations in all of Physics and Engineering. Bernoulli's equation applies for all fluids, like water and air, and it evendictates why plane wings are designed for flight. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Fluids: Buoyancy & Continuity Equation ⚓️- AP Physics 2 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 2:38


Feeling like you're sinking while studying for the AP Physics exam? Learn how to float to the top this week as Emma goes through the buoyant force and Archimedes' Principle. She looks at the derivation of the continuity equation, which states that the flow rate of fluids must stay constant, even when they flow through volumes of differing sizes. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Fluids: Density & Pressure

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 2:44


This week, Emma looks at the concept of density and pressure in fluid dynamics. She looks at the derivation for the pressure at a certain depth of fluid, as well as the experimental method for finding the density of liquids and solids. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 2 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/3cq2OAV

Dynamics: Friction & Resolving Vectors ↗ - AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 2:59


In this episode, Emma takes you through the elusive force of friction. She covers kinetic and static friction as well as the coefficient of friction, and how to resolve vectors like weight and friction when they act at an angle, such as on a slope. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Dynamics: Normal & Tension Forces

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 2:56


This week, Emma looks at two essential forces in physics: Normal or reaction force and Tension. She'll also take us through representing these forces on free body diagrams. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

DC Circuits: Parallel and Series Circuits & Kirchhoff's Rules

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 2:49


Emma looks at the total resistance of components in series and parallel circuits, as well as Kirchhoff's junction and loop rules used to calculate measurements in complicated circuits. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

DC Circuits: Current, Voltage & Resistance

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 2:47


Emma looks at current, voltage, resistance and how to measure and calculate them in a given circuit. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Mechanical Waves & Sound: Standing Waves & Beating ⏈- AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 2:52


Emma looks at the concepts of path difference and coherence as it relates to the interference phenomenon of waves. She also looks at the principle of superposition, and how it creates effects like standing waves and beating. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Mechanical Waves & Sound: Types of Waves & Interference

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 2:47


Emma looks at the different types of waves in physics, as well as the phenomenon of interference. She also looks thin-film interference. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Mechanical Waves & Sound: Basics of Wave Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 2:18


Emma looks at the basic motion of waves for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different ways of describing the motion of waves, like the frequency, amplitude, and wavelength. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Mechanical Waves & Sound: Types of Wave

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 2:07


Emma looks at the different types of wave you need to know about for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at transverse, longitudinal and periodic waves. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Torque & Rotational Motion: Torque, Angular Acceleration & Momentum ⚙️ - AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 2:24


Emma looks at torque, angular acceleration and moment for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different rotational analogues of linear motion. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Energy: Open & Closed Sytems & The Work-Energy Theorem

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 2:06


Emma looks at systems for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at open and closed systems, as well as the work-energy theorem. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Mechanical Waves & Sound: Standing Waves & Harmonics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 2:26


Emma looks at standing waves and harmonics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the nodes and antinodes of standing waves oscillating at different fundamental frequencies. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/b3cb1e81-2e0c-4ec1-8353-82a425bb7ad8?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=usa&utm_content=ym-apphys-pod

Circular Motion & Gravitation: Vector Fields & Gravitational Fields

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 1:53


Emma looks at friction, air resistance & drag for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different types of resistive forces, as well as static and kinetic friction. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Circular Motion & Gravitation: Orbits & Escape Velocity

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 2:27


Emma looks at orbits and escape velocity for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at Kepler's laws, the energies of orbiting bodies as well as the derivation of escape velocity. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

DC Circuits: Current, Voltage & Resistance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 2:25


Emma looks at current, voltage and resistance for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the definitions of different properties of circuits, as well as the equations for current, potential difference and resistance. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Electric Charge: Conservation of Charge & Static Electricity ⚡️- AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 2:42


Emma looks at the basic principles of electric charge for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different types of charging, static electricity, as well as the law of conservation of charge. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Dynamics: Acceleration due to Gravity & Projectile Motion ☄️ - AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 1:52


Emma looks at the acceleration of objects due to earth's gravitational field for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at objects in free fall in Earth's atmosphere, as well as investigating the motion of projectiles. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Dynamics: Newton's Laws of motion

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 1:38


Emma looks at Newton's three laws of motion for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the definitions and equations of each of Newton's laws, as well as the resultant and normal reaction forces. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Dynamics: Friction, Air Resistance & Drag

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 1:41


Emma looks at friction, air resistance & drag for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different types of resistive forces, as well as static and kinetic friction. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Energy & Momentum: Conservation of Energy, Momentum and Collisions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 1:47


Emma looks at energy & momentum for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the laws of conservation of energy and momentum, as well as elastic and inelastic collisions. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Kinematics: Reference Frames & Linear Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 3:18


Joanna looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at reference frames and linear motion. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Kinematics: Vectors ↗ - AP Physics 1 Learning & Test Prep

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 2:03


Joanna looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at what a vector is. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Kinematics: Types of Forces

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 2:50


Emma looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at the different types of forces. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

Kinematics: Basics of Motion

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 3:25


Emma looks at kinematics for your AP exam. In this episode, she will look at vectors, scalars and the basic quantities of motion. Ideal for preparing you for your AP Physics 1 exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/35wWSl6

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