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Physics 101

Physics 101

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Host Dianna Cowern tackles AP Physics topics. In this series, Dianna works physics problems and highlights real-world examples that resemble the topics discussed, while following the AP Physics 1 curriculum.

Aerial closeup of 2 arms in black sleeves. The right hand writes on a large sheet of paper with a thick black marker. The paper reads, "tangent equals opposite over adjacent (tan). S, O, H, C, A, H, T, O, A. 1." There's a diagram of a 37.5 degree angle and an directional axis labeled N and E.
Physics 101
Episode 0
12 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
White ball with craft eyes sits on top of a red, plastic pedestal. 1 side of the ball has its outer layer torn away and exposing the ball's inner core. It appears to have been damaged by some type of impact.
Physics 101
Episode 1
23 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Aerial closeup of 2 arms in light blue sleeves over a paper. The right hand writes on a large sheet of paper with a thick black marker. The paper reads, "Equation of motion. Y equals Y sub 0 plus V sub 0, T plus 1/2, A, T sup to the power of 2."
Physics 101
Episode 2
22 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dianna wears a navy shirt with red, yellow, and pink stripes on the wrists and shoulders. She sits behind a large piece of paper and holds a black marker. A colorful background with science items on a shelf is behind her, and equations appear on screen.
Physics 101
Episode 3
22 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Aerial closeup of 2 arms. The right hand uses a thick black marker to write various physics equations on a large sheet of paper.
Physics 101
Episode 4
23 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man is suspended in the air by a clump of large balloons over a crowd of people. There are multiple desert towers and rock features in the distance behind them. Text on screen reads, "David Blaine," with an arrow pointing to the man.
Physics 101
Episode 5
24 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man wearing a gray winter hat, a dark gray hoodie, black snow pants, and red gloves snowboards down a snowy ski slope on a foggy day. A yellow snow making machine and a little building with a red roof are nearby.
Physics 101
Episode 6
20 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A C, G, I graphic of a spaceship made in the shape of a planetary ring rotates around a brown planet. The side closest to the planet looks like oceans with clouds and green continents, and the other side looks like a spaceship with glowing lights.
Physics 101
Episode 7
25 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Physics equation related to orbital motion is written on a large blue sheet of paper. The host's hand points at a line that represents the Earth's radius.
Physics 101
Episode 8
25 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Aerial closeup of 2 arms wearing denim sleeves with white stars. The right hand uses a large black marker to write on a large sheet of paper. The paper reads, "Energy and work" and has various physics equations.
Physics 101
Episode 9
28 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Aerial closeup of 2 arms. The left has a pink sleeve, the right has a red sleeve and uses a black marker to write on a large sheet of paper. The paper shows an X, Y axis with Y axis labeled Force in Newtons and X axis labeled X in meters. Next to this, a drawing that looks like a spring coil.
Physics 101
Episode 10
25 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Video host speaks to us with her hands clasped together while sitting at a table with physics equations written on paper. Behind her, the set is decorated with a modular shelf holding scientific models, floating equations, and hanging gears.
Physics 101
Episode 11
24 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Host Dianna Cowern, a blonde woman in a red sweater and black scarf, smiles as she holds an old, large book up. Text on screen reads, "Newton's Principia, Original Manuscript," and an arrow points at the book.
Physics 101
Episode 12
22 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
In front of a blurred-out shot of this video's set, text reads, "Very Useful Trick. When any two objects collide elastically and energy is conserved, then the difference in their two velocities before the collision equals the negative of the difference between the two velocities after the collision."
Physics 101
Episode 13
24 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Overhead view of the host's hands as she demonstrates how to work out an equation dealing with the relationships among centrifugal and centripetal force and the Earth's rotation.
Physics 101
Episode 14
25 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Overhead view of a person's hands demonstrating how to solve a physics problem related to rotation on a large blue sheet of paper.
Physics 101
Episode 15
25 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Overhead view of the host demonstrating how to work out equations of motion involving acceleration, derivatives, sines, and cosines.
Physics 101
Episode 16
27 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Video host speaks to us, glances to the side and gestures with her hands while sitting at a table with physics equations written on paper. Behind, the set is decorated with a modular shelf holding scientific models, floating equations, and hanging gears.
Physics 101
Episode 17
26 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Video host looks at us while sitting at a table with physics equations written on a large sheet of paper. Behind her, the set is decorated with a modular shelf holding scientific models, floating equations, and hanging gears.
Physics 101
Episode 18
27 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Video host speaks to us, holding a marker while sitting at a table with physics equations written on paper. Behind, the set is decorated with a modular shelf holding scientific models, floating equations, and hanging gears.
Physics 101
Episode 19
28 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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